uuuh. if you’re moving a puck, it ain’t multitouch, brah.<\/p>\n
On May 20, 2008, at 6:32 PM, Ian Curry wrote:<\/p>\n
> Hello List –
\n>
\n> We’re looking for someone with strong AS3 skills to develop a map-
\n> based multitouch interface. The map software will be a permanent
\n> part of the soon-to-be-redesigned New York City Visitor Center on
\n> 52nd Street. We’ve specified three large (6′ x 3.5′) multitouch
\n> tables that will sit in the middle of the space and be used to show
\n> an interactive map of NYC. By moving a physical puck around the map,
\n> visitors will be able to get information about various areas, and
\n> create custom guidebooks.
\n>
\n> We’re looking for someone to develop the interface for the table. In
\n> general we need someone with super strong AS3 skills, who is able to
\n> create elegant, manageable, and well-structured code. We’re going to
\n> be loading a lot of data in and out, and since this has to run for
\n> 12 hour stretches, the code need to be very efficient and memory-
\n> friendly. The visual and interaction design is mostly complete, so
\n> it should be a pretty straightforward development job, though we
\n> would love to get someone with a good sense of how to make a UI flow
\n> well. We’re open to other suggestions as far as the development
\n> language, but there are a few open source components available to
\n> Flash that would be a lot of work to port to another language. The
\n> underlying framework that does the multitouch sensing is taken care
\n> of through a separate piece of software, so we only need development
\n> of the client interface.
\n>
\n> The project will need to wrap up September 15, and we’d like to be
\n> testing something by the middle of August. I can send an RFP with
\n> more specs and visual design to interested parties. Should be a
\n> really fun job and, as I mentioned, will be both permanent and
\n> prominent within the space. If you’re interested or have questions,
\n> please reply to ian@localprojects.net. Thanks!
\n>
\n> Ian
\n>
\n> —<\/p>\n
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