Filed under 'Development':All that I am
We’ve recently started work on an exciting new web project called ‘All that I am’. ATIA will be an online social network for creative people to share & rate their current projects.
We’ve chosen the excellent Drupal CMS for the job as it’s well known for it’s power and flexibility, especially for this kind of project. So far we’ve been very impressed with Drupal and will be looking forward to the next opportunity to use it.
Vivid Moodle with Arabic
Vivid are now working with World Class Arena to produce digital resources for schools in Saudi Arabia. Read on »
New online demos available
Happy New Year!
This is just a quick post to let you know that there are 2 new online demos now available for you to play with in Resources:
1) Cracking Comprehension online demo.
2) Excellence in Scientific Enquiry online demo (this isn’t strictly new but it can now be used online rather than having to be downloaded and run locally).
You’ll need Flash Player installed to run them.
A Flash in the pan or all things to all people?
Adobe is keen to trumpet the accessibility features of Flash CS3, but there are drawbacks as well as advantages which users need to be aware of.
Since version 6, accessibility features have been built in to Flash, so developers can label elements of the Flash movie, such as buttons or graphics, to expose them to screen readers, along with the contents of text fields. Read on »
CD ROM helps pupils read between the lines
A four CD ROM reading aid that uses innovative ways of teaching reading comprehension skills to KS2 pupils is to be launched in September.
Cracking Comprehension is the second programme Vivid are producing with Rising Stars, following the success of Scientific Enquiry.
The aim is to build comprehension skills by viewing different types of text in a variety of ways. Pupils can also listen to the text to develop listening comprehension. Read on »
CMS transplant
Vivid has recently completed a project for the London based charity, Trinity Hospice.
We were approached with a simple brief:
“Keep the front end and content the same – just completely replace the CMS with something intuitive that actually works.”
A bit like the magic tablecloth trick, only with the entire back end of a website. Read on »
DIY Wiimote interactive whiteboard
One of the greatest recent innovations in the digital world has been the Nintendo Wii. This device has transformed the landscape and introduced the world of digital interaction to a wide audience outside the traditional gaming user group of 18-30 year old males.
This has introduced the spectre of whole families participating in interactive games: middle aged mothers hooked on the technology, grandads taking on their grand children. Read on »
Moving forward with ActionScript 3
Many people who’ve heard of Adobe Flash (previously Macromedia Flash) have experienced it as irritating splash screens or banner ads on web sites, or as a way to make a web site beautiful to the eye but often completely unusable. This is by no means the whole story – some companies have seen the potential of Flash to deliver a user experience not possible using ordinary web technology, and we have seen web sites that allow you to decorate a room using colours from a particular paint range, or construct and order your own custom baseball shoes. Read on »
