Genuinely incredible fullscreen Flash ad. That’s a sentence I never thought I would type, but Viemo and Tostitos have proven me horribly wrong. If you have not seen it, the Honda insight video, is also worth your attention.

Completely surreal, but ultimately brilliant Flash game where you have to ply a lonely, very hungry cat, with so much sushi that the poor guy soon becomes morbidly obese. Stunning visuals and a hypnotic sound track make for a truly relaxing experience.

HYPE is a “visual” framework conceived by Branden Hall & Joshua Davis with the rather lovely goal of making AS3 more accessible to designers.

Flash has matured incredibly in the past decade, but it has done so in a way that has blocked non-developers from even getting started. The simple fact of the matter is that with older versions of Flash you could learn the tool and how to program ActionScript almost entirely through creative play. With the latest iterations, unless you have a background in object-oriented programming, that method of learning by doing is simply not an option. This is where HYPE comes in.

This rings true with me as I know many former designer/coders who have simply given up with AS3. HYPE really does makes complex animations\interactions much easier to build. The only downside is you do have to invest a little time learning the language of the framework itself, but really this is very small price to pay.

Its rare to find something as superbly put together as the latest Flash game from Patrick Smith of Vector Park. Windowsill is unusual in that it is ridiculously well done;seamlessly mixing carefully crafted 3D animations with rewarding mouse interactions. The physics on display are some of the most dynamic I have seen on the Flash platform. The graphics come in the form of simple geometric shapes which are given a restrained yet stunningly refined treatment to make an truly immersive environment.

The object of the game is to pull,push,shake,poke and drag your way around the beautifully rendered rooms. There are no instructions so its up to you to grasp the concept of each puzzle and progress through the levels. The demo represents half the game and you can buy the full game for just $3.

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