I have been a Flash developer since 1999, and have been professionally producing web content since 2000. Such is the transient nature of the web, that much of my older work has been lost in the annals of some extremely battered cisco server. However, for as long as the content below is still accessible, I will keep a record of some of the better bits, possibly for my benefit more than yours . For what it’s worth, then, here is the back catalogue.

Johnnie Walker global brand site

December 2007

url: http://www.johnniewalker.com

involvement: Lead Developer

description: Large brand site rolled out across multiple local markets including the USA and many countries in Europe and Asia. Cloning system allowed the addition/modification of content areas for local requirements by external design agencies.

2005 Election Suite

May 2005

url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/flash/html/default.stm

involvement: Lead Developer

description: Contained an improved version of the 2004 US election map for tracking results, plus several other widgets to keep track of poll results, and a interactive timeline of past election victories. The content won an award at the 2005 Flashforward conference in New York for Best Application, and the results map remains the most viewed flash application in a single day on the BBC News Website.

Snowboard Guide

February 2005

url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/spl/hi/videoguide/winterolympics/html/default.stm

involvement: Lead Developer

description: Developed to accompany the BBC coverage of the 2005 Winter Olympics, this was the first application on the BBC Sport website to use Flash 8 video. Includes a set of tutorial-based video clips and a ‘Your Tricks’ section where selected videos sent in by punters can be uploaded.

2004 USA Election Map

November 2004

url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/americas/04/vote_usa/map/html/default.stm

involvement: Lead Developer

description: This was an interactive map developed to compliment the BBC’s coverage of the 2004 US presidential elections. The results for each state updated in real time on the night of the election, and the past elections tab let you browse through the last 14 election results using the same zoomable map interface. The application was a runner-up in the Technical Merit category at the 2005 Flashforward conference in San Franciso, and broke all previous records for most viewed page on the BBC News Website in a single day.

Herculympics

June 2004

url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/herculympics/default.stm

involvement: Lead Developer

description: Done as a spoof on The 12 Tasks of Hercules, this game was released as accompanying content to BBC Sport’s coverage of the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Features several mini-games interspersed with trivia questions to add an educational element.

Tardis Tennis

June 2002 / 2003

url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/tardis_tennis/default.stm

involvement: Lead Developer

description: A concept dreamt up for promoting the 2003 (and subsequent 2004) coverage of Wimbledon, the game combined the BBC’s successful 2002 Great Britons series with the iron-clad institution that is Doctor Who to produce a unique look… A further variation of the game was run for the 2003 US Open that replaced Queen Victoria for Elvis, and included an advanced two player mode.
[UPDATE: Tardis Tennis now has it's own Wikipedia link. how cool is that?!]

Sticky Wicket

May 2002

url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/spl/game/html/initial.stm

involvement: Lead Developer

description: Another genre mashup that took inspiration from the gameplay of Donkey Kong, this game was made to promote the BBC coverage of the 2003 Cricket World Cup (the last year BBC Broadcast covered international cricket, i believe). Who better to play the role of an angry gorilla than WG Grace?