Adobe Camp Brasil 2012!

Hello Adobe Camp Brasil,

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I spoke at Flash Camp Brasil 2009. I just bought my tickets to attend Flash Camp Brasil in Maceió. I am excited to learn, teach, and talk about HTML5 and Flash gaming.

I made this post about some exciting things! I see you will be there. Want to meet for coffee or beer and chat at the event?
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Falo um pouco português e español também. Eu falei ao Flash Camp Brasil 2009. Ja comprei os meus bilhetes para Flash Camp Brasil ao Maceió. Estou emocionado para aprender, ensinar, e bater papo sobre HTML5 e Flash para gaming.

Eu postei isso sobre umas coisas novas! Eu vejo que você estará lá. Se quizer tomamos um cafe ou cerveja ao evento?
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Me Interviewing Me

Describe how and why you became a developer.

I love videogames and technology. I bounced between the dream of creating art for videogames and the dream of designing code for videogames. I succeed at both, but development is my passion. I love the balance between the theory and its application. The ‘breaking down’ of the ideal to the influences of time and teamwork. I can be excited about a finished project by how it looks or how it plays or how it was made or how much my team and I learned. I love jumping hurdles shaping game API’s and mixing-into AS3 well-made language features like Singletons and Enums.

What is it that first attracted you to this field?

I fell in love with Legos and my TRS-80 at age 4. My mom – a teacher and fine artist. My dad – an entrepreneur and technologist. The balance between art and logic is a permanent one. My degree in visual arts helps daily in my 12 year career as a hard-core game and app developer.

Legos to me are the perfect toy. Fun | imagination | development | construction | design | simplicity

What keeps you going?

The tremendous possibilities on day 1 of every project, the bittersweet postmortems, and most of what’s between. I’m curious about so many things, its easy to find something new to light the fire. Inspiration. Challenging myself to learn new things and great things before a client needs it or knows they want it. I balance my independence in problem solving with looking for a sufficient existing solution within the vibrant community.

List up to 10 things that you are an expert in.

I am an expert at the Flash Platform. There was a time when I new every method and property in the API (Flash 5?) but thankfully now there is a universe of interesting topics within and without my reach. Picking favorite subtopics of Flash gaming with entity-based frameworks, single-codebase AIR for iOS/Android mobile, Flex development with Robotlegs, Box2D, and Stage3D. I champion clear lines of communication, collaborating, and collaboration technologies (email + Skype + GIT = yay!).

I sit down with a new friend who has a very clear idea of what he or she wants in a user’s experience and I will plan all aspects of design, architecting, team-building, development, and delivery. Shaping ideas, prioritizing features, and getting something simple and bug-free launched early are core fundamentals of my processes. When my team hears me and the consensus is to take another direction, I’m on board to see the team’s solution succeed.

I would love to learn more native development for iOS and Android as well as HTML5 for games and apps. There is another dimension of greatness there too. I love to learn new things and consider myself a good learner and sharer of new things.

I travel light and have fun while working – about 50 countries visited/lived. I’ve had the pleasure to work with – learn from – and teach to – some of the most talented people on earth, on-site and remotely. I speak pretty darn good English (Native), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and French.

Full Resume

Updated Portfolio

Recent Blog Articles

I’m currently very excited about HTML5 games for cross-platform browsers and AIR 3.2 games for mobile.

Favorite Architectures;

Recent Training w/ HD Screencast Video

Recent Articles For Clients

Recent Articles For Community

Adobe Camp Brasil

Agenda

  • Meet some new friends
  • Find some new clients
  • Find some new contract employees (See RMC Careers)
  • Practice some português

Great Topics To Discuss

I am not an Adobe Camp speaker, but let’s talk about some fun things. I have working demos to share of great topics. Just ask me!

  • Starling Framework for Stage3D using regular Flash vector graphics (not Textures)
  • Sencha HTML5 App Development
  • Node.JS for Flash/Flex real-time communication
  • Want to Meet on Sunday April 28th for coffee? (Posso falar português também) Contact Me Anytime!

Must-See Sessions

FRIDAY

  • 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – opening keynote, Adobe, RIM (BlackBerry) and Action Creations
  • 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. – the mobile scenario, Speaker: Michel Lent Schwartzman, Grupo Pontomobi
  • 8:45 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – html and development tools + SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, Speaker: Arno Gourdol, Adobe Systems
  • Workshops (Optional)

SATURDAY

  • 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – html5 graphics? really?, Speaker: Vincent Hardy, Adobe Systems
  • 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Sencha Touch 2: mobile HTML5 apps made easy, Speaker: Bruno Tavares, Sencha
  • 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – sencha, the most advanced javascript framework in the world
  • 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. – the future of online gaming, Speaker: Lee Brimelow e Enrique Duvós, Adobe Systems
  • 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. – opportunities, mobile space analysis and strategy, Speaker: Marcelo Povoa, MPP Interativa
  • 8 p.m. – closing + announcing contest winners + SWEEPSTAKES

Must-Meet People

  • Talk “Flash Gaming” w/ Lee Brimelow (@leebrimelow) & Enrique Duvós (@eduvos) of Adobe Systems
  • Discuss career design to Fabio Sasso (@abduzeedo) from Google
  • Learn about Sencha ExtJS & Touch with Bruno Tavares (@brunotavares) and Aditya Bansod (@adityabansod) of  Sencha
  • Compare HTML5 and Flash with Leon Kulikowski (@leonkulik)
  • Debate Native IOS vs FlexMobile with Gabriel Peart (@gabriel_peart) of Power Flasher Brasil
  • Offer my tutorial ideas to
  • Pitch an ‘Adobe Camp 2013 Workshop’ idea to Demian!

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