Re: FLASH: FF2000 for those who missed it

[Jester]

I over heard the gentleman that spoke with Hillman curtis say that the next

conference will be in London sometime in November. But I believe he also

said nothing was confirmed though.

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Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 11:09 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: FF2000 for those who missed it



> I can only add my voice to the chorus: FF2K was amazing. I've become so

used

> to boring, staid conferences - but this one is useful, entertaining and

> energizing. Go go go - whereever the next one is, just go.

>

> By far, I'd have to say that Wednesday was the standout day of the

> conference - in terms of learning about the creative and philosophical

> drivers behind some of the top Flash work out there.

>

> Josh Ulm presented his upcoming Atlas Magazine project, Dreams, at the

first

> session of the day and it really set the tone. Joshua Davis was next and

he

> had the crowd in the palm of his hand - with good reason - this is a guy

who

> loves what he's doing with Flash and wants to share that feeling with

other

> people. His enthusiasm for the medium overflows - it's infectious. Ulm and

> Davis talked about the creative process, for them, and stuff like where

> ideas come from and how they affect you and how you can use them to affect

> people via Flash. It was a vision for the web that, for me anyway, has

long

> been lacking.

>

> Yugo Nakamura (sp?) wrapped up the day with a two-standing ovation

> presentation. He is the first honest to god Flash philosopher and we're

all

> the better for it.

>

> The whole conference vibe was really amazing - positive, exciting, all

about

> pushing the boundaries of the web and learning and sharing that learning.

>

> It was announced that all sessions were taped - and info about purchasing

> those tapes is going to be emailed to FF2KNYC attendees at some point in

the

> future.

>

> The only thing I could have done without was the obnoxious Link game and

the

> overly-caffeinated Link referees who accosted me every morning when I

walked

> in. Heh.

>

> cheers,

> gabby

>

>

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