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What we do here is develop high end website and flash applications and games. This work is both challenging and exciting. You need incredible skill and patience for this, something which everyone in this team posses.

What is a high end website?

A high end website is any website that servers a true function, not just internet filler or an advertising campaign. These websites are in themselves customized web applications to serve a specific purpose. Some are designed to house a large social community around a certain topic, others are in depth interactive experiences using enticing voice acting and sound effects, video footage, photography, animation, 3D graphics, 360* Panoramic views and even virtual worlds.

What is a Flash / Flex application?

We all know what flash is, it’s what moves and plays videos on most websites. What we, generally, don’t know is how much it can actually do. Flex makes the same files as Flash, it just does so with pure code. Flash is more focused around animation and timelines. We use these tools together in our productions best accommodate both the desired outcome and the developer using the tool.
Flash (Flex) can do almost anything you can dream of in the web. It’s main limitation is that there is no 3D support, however we do have software rendering engines that can use a small amount of 3D.
Air is the same thing, except instead of making it for a website you make it for a download and install application.

You make games?!?! How cool!

This is not so much a question as it is a statement. Games are really hard work, harder than any website or application. Sure, they can be really simple and easy, but that’s now what we make here. We make multiplayer games, both online and offline, for many different audiences. Yes it is fun, however it is not easy nor is it cheap. Games have very similar production costs as movies, and some more than others.

What type of work / clients do we take on?

If you are thinking this is an ‘easy’ job that ‘anyone’ can do, you need to find someone else. Possibly a student.

If you have the attitude that you will only pay if the results are exactly as you dreamed them up the night before the due date, then you also need to find someone else, possibly by outsourcing to another country.

If you are, however, a professional and established business that we can actually research and inquire about, then you, sir, have our attention!

Tech Talk

* Streaming Socket Servers, RTMP, AMF - We work with Red5 primarily, which is a robust and open source RTMP solution that suits almost any multi user project, such as a multi-user whiteboard or live streaming video. Flash Media Server is the commercial equivalent from Adobe to Red5. Smart Fox Server is used for specific multi-player games similar to Club Penguin.

* Application development with Flex, Flash, Air, Java and Python. Many languages and technologies are required for a complete and robust production.

* Flat File database design for XML and txt data.

* MySQL and InnoDB integration through various methods.

* PHP or Ruby on Rails framework integration or development built in parallel with your application.

* Vigorous testing and troubleshooting procedures.

* 3D development using various tools and engines, like 3DSM, XSI, Maya, Blender, Alternativa, Sandy, Papervision3D, Away3D, ect.

What about Pricing?

less than 25 hrs. = ‘Gig’.

from 25 to 100 hrs. = ‘Project’.

more than 100 hrs. = ‘Production’.

Current hourly rates on gigs is $100 / hr., however most jobs will not fall under this category. Meetings, consulting and quotes fall under this category.

Anything over 25 hours is a project. Flat Rate.

Anything over 100 hours is a production. Flat Rate per milestone.

Gigs require 100% of the project pre-paid as a deposit.

Projects require 50% of the project pre-paid as a deposit.

Productions generally will require a 25% deposit at the beginning with additional payments divided among the production milestones. This is determined on a per-production basis.

All parties must have signed NDA’s, signed work contracts and a deposit must be made before work will begin. Only upon final payment will the rights to the Intellectual Property be released to the client.