[senit] New switch enabled Flash game on Cbeebies

On 13/10/2007, "~:'' ありがとうございました。"

geoff,

it doesn't work on OS X
of course no one is objecting to flash, even when it doesnt work.

It may be objectionable that the BBC fails to engage with SVG, at the  
same time as producing plentiful resources on flash.

Please bear in mind that SVG was designed by W3C which included Adobe  
at the time.
It's open and makes repurposing very easy.

It is true the authoring tools are not as easy to use and work on  
this aspect is required.

regards

Jonathan Chetwynd
Accessibility Consultant on Media Literacy and the Internet

On 13 Oct 2007, at 16:59, Geoff Dellow wrote:

Hi,

Try this  http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/inthenightgarden/flash/core.swf

This takes you direct to the flash movie! and avoids the HTML

There are others in this group that have done excellent work for  
switch access I think

Come on Emma - your turn to speak up I think!

We can can produce this kind of Flash movie with Flash versions as  
early as Flash 4

It is sad that many in this group seem to limit the use of Flash to  
switch operated use .

This has been inspired by Ian Bean's excellent work.

It could have far far greater use in helping people with learning  
difficulties of all kinds develop their creativity  and even help  
each other without the involvement of teachers except in a role as  
occasional support.

If five year olds ( and even a three year old on my lap) can use  
Flash - I mean to create flash work not as the receiver - then surely  
there are a lot more situations where it could be used very  
successfully - just needs a few people like Ian Bean to show you all  
how.

My offer of free tuition with this free to very cheap software (Flash  
4) still stands (though the numbers I've got on my list is getting  
longer - so get there quickly)

I am still keen to get a nucleus of teachers interested in pioneering  
some work with Flash amongst their students - we had a great time at  
Ethel Davis  and at Little Heath with Dave Ware in Redbridge - both  
special schools - and the students loved/ were bowled over by it.

Here's a comment from one of the teachers that I'm teaching Flash to  
at the moment -

"Oooooo thanks Geoff. I've just done another one. The subject matter  
is that my hubby and his friend are doing a half marathon this  
weekend.... just to explain in case you thought I was completely mad.

Glad no one's been looking over my shoulder in the office.. I haven't  
done a stroke of work today  - but its been fun."

Geoff

On 13 Oct 2007, at 06:51, Steve Lee wrote:

> On 13/10/2007, "~:'' ありがとうございました。"  
> <j.chetwynd at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> I tried this site using OS X and no browser provided switch access.
>> Mozilla Camino Safari Opera
>> IE crashed
>
> Ditto Flash 9 on Linux (Ubuntu) I'm afraid. Several parts just don't
> work and Firefox also crashed at one point. It looks promising though.
>
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>> On 12 Oct 2007, at 15:23, David Colven wrote:
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>> Have a look at the pages 'In the Night Garden' produced by Fish in a
>> Bottle for the BBC.
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>> NIce job I think - uses space and return
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>> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/inthenightgarden/flash/
>> index.shtml>http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/inthenightgarden/flash/
>> index.shtml
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