Back to GalleryAgency/Paramount Television
ROLE:Architecture, Programming and Animation
Agency had designed the Entertainment Tonight Flying Object: an application that remains in the users system tray, periodically receiving entertainment news as it happens. In addition, the ETFO had to be flexible enough to be re-skinned, play streaming video, animate into and back to the system tray, and allow users to send messages to friends directly from the application.
Project Highlights:
Much of the development of the instantET player centered around joining Flash player components with Streaming Video (via Windows Media Player) and a robust XML backend. Advanced Windows API routines paired with advanced Flash ActionScript is the heart of this project. The product was prototyped in Visual Basic for final design and functionality approval, and then rewritten in C++ for robust capabilities and smaller download size.
Windows 95 and Later, Downloadable Player,
XML/JSP Backend
AUTHORING TECHNOLOGIES:
Visual Basic, C++ (MFC), Windows API,
Windows Media Player,
Java Server Pages, XML, Flash
The TEAM:
Art Direction:
Red Sky Interactive / Agency
Project Management:
Andrew Klein
Development Lead:
Phil Rogan (Ark Interface)
Additional Development:
Dave Gipp, Hossein B., Frank Caponera
All testing by Paramount Television QA Team.
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 The "Insider" mode displays either facts and trivia or presents the user with a short pop quiz on popular entertainment topics. |
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 A scrolling news alert presents the latest happenings from Hollywood. Hyper links in the new list presents the full story and in some cases streaming video. |