Completed in 2004

The My.CityU Discussion Board project involved creating a discussion board application for City University that was integrated with the school’s web portal, My.CityU. The project was unique because it was a proof-of-concept for integrating Flash with back-end databases using Flash Remoting. This proved to be very challenging and a great exercise is designing a self-contained application in Flash.

Here are the elements of the project that I was responsible for:

• Flash/ActionScript: I did all of the Flash programming and design, including: animation, UI behavior, preloading, etc.
• Graphics/Imagery: I created all of the graphics used in the application in Fireworks and imported them into Flash. I also did some design work within the Flash environment itself.
• User Interface/Interaction: I designed the flow of user interaction with the system and all of the UI elements.
• Programming: I worked with a developer on my team to integrate the system with a SQL Server using Flash Remoting, ASP.NET and SQL.

This project served as a challenge in producing a data-heavy Flash application that could take advantage of the unique advantages of the platform as a front-end user interface. When the project was finished, it provided City University users with a simple and robust discussion board application.

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Website: N/A This system is located within the City University web portal and requires a login.