Details

Client: Live In
URL: http://www.livein.net.au/

Launched: 17 November 2006
Agency: Cru Digital
Project: Flash Real Estate Website

Major Features:

• Client is able to manage property
• Property manager facilitates a dynamic floorplan, 3D virtual tour, image gallery based on position on the floorplan, plus more!
• Links are able to access specific content (deeplink/bookmarking)
• Users are able to register, rate property, etc.

The Story:

This was my first major full flash website, and as flashers could imagine with the specifications required, this was very painful - but a gaint leap in my skills. Working alongside a sharp PHP & Javascript developer, Steven Miles, we were able to create a bookmarking & history system to dynamic content, similar to how a standard dynamic HTML website would function. One of the other tricky bits was integrating the 3D Quicktime movie, for the virtual tour to the Flash environment with data being fed through the content management system. The dynamic content wasn’t too hard, but getting the Quicktime to flow with Flash was a bit of a pain. Our end result was to have the Quicktime movie sitting on a layer ontop of the flash, with data communication and fluency being handled by javascript.

To see the Quicktime integration in action, go to: http://www.livein.net.au/#show=10=0=0

Click on the spinning eye on the floorplan on the left to activate.

Even though parts got tough. This was a really enjoyable project. We had complete control of the creatives, and with that responsibility we were able to give the website life and character. We did this by creating the “Live In family”. Dean was out in the studio building the scene for photoshoots, and Lisa came up with the scripture and tone for the characters.

Technology Analysis:

• Flash w/ Actionscript 2
• PHP w/ MySQL CMS
• XML
• Javascript
• Quicktime

The Team:

• Specifications - Ben Stokes
• Designer - Olivia Bossy
• Photographer - Dean West
• Backend Developer - Steven Miles
• Copywriting - Lisa Bianchi
• Flash Developer - Neil Nand

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