From +Ezra Weinstein & the InteractBuilder.com Team
It's Sunday and it's time to kick back and relax. Come hang out with the folks from InteractStudios and lets have a fun interactive discussion about the InteractBuilder, InteractStudios and what you can all expect to see in 2013!
Ken Ray our lead developer will give you some insight into what motivated us to rewrite the software from the ground up and share some of his visions of the future. We also expect to have a few other interesting guests join us. We might even open up the InteractBuilder and try to do something fun, exciting and innovative.
Ask questions, make comments, give us feedback and get to know us better. We promise - NO SLIDE SHOWS! NO SOLILOQUIES! NO LECTURES! AND DEFINITELY NO BAD JOKES (ok, maybe a couple).
We look forward to hanging out with you!
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It's Sunday and it's time to kick back and relax. Come hang out with the folks from InteractStudios and lets have a fun interactive discussion about the InteractBuilder, InteractStudios and what you can all expect to see in 2013!
Ken Ray our lead developer will give you some insight into what motivated us to rewrite the software from the ground up and share some of his visions of the future. We also expect to have a few other interesting guests join us. We might even open up the InteractBuilder and try to do something fun, exciting and innovative.
Ask questions, make comments, give us feedback and get to know us better. We promise - NO SLIDE SHOWS! NO SOLILOQUIES! NO LECTURES! AND DEFINITELY NO BAD JOKES (ok, maybe a couple).
We look forward to hanging out with you!
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Thank you so much, Pooja. Looking forward to the Hangout on Air!! Can't wait to hear from Ezra and some of his team.
ReplyDeleteHello from Bristol, UK! Soo looking forward to our morning/afternoon session....
ReplyDeleteSo how does this work?
ReplyDeleteCome to this link at 10:00 am CST and you should see a video with the live stream of the event. You can post your questions to Ezra and his team here.
ReplyDeleteHi !Can I download IB3 before this event?
ReplyDeleteHmm, I can't get it working, it's 10:35 am
ReplyDelete30 more minutes to go Laci Morgan :-)
ReplyDeleteOh ok thanks...I thought I was missing something
ReplyDeletehello? we're ButterpawandtheBadger (Jeannette and Doug)
ReplyDeleteHi everyone.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea how to do this .. is it supposed to be voice??
ReplyDeleteIs there something else that we need to click on?
ReplyDeleteHey all, I'm in Germany. Freelance Illustrator (Fathom It Studios)
ReplyDeleteI see it now
ReplyDelete:D
ReplyDeleteHi Kirsten.
ReplyDeleteHi Everyone from Michigan at 11:04am. Glad to be here. Thanks Pooja for helping make this happen.
ReplyDeleteHello Wil
ReplyDeleteHellooo everyone!
ReplyDeletelol I see I cannot get away with a smiling but I am grinning
ReplyDeleteHello Virginia
ReplyDeleteWe are getting started in a few minutes. You should see the video on the event or on this link: http://youtu.be/xSnYyxvSwZs
ReplyDeleteHello Gabriela
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm a freelance illustrator from the UK - it's 4pm here. Nice to meet you all :)
ReplyDeleteah.. ok . follow the link I think :D
ReplyDeleteHi Claire
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy
ReplyDeleteHi there everybody :D hope you can read my typonese .. I make a lot of typos :p
ReplyDeleteG'AM!!! : )) Claudia from Mexico.
ReplyDeleteHi Everyone, I Cedrick from New Jersey.
ReplyDeleteI am here but the message is saying it will start in a few minutes. I am an artist, author and illustrator from Atlanta, Ga., USA
ReplyDeleteThis boy is my grandson in Northern Ireland, where it's also 4pm - I think. We had sooo much fun with finger paints painting the cows water trough, that they gave up for the day (they used something else). Next day, after a rain, the cows were back.
ReplyDeleteHi Will and all others.
ReplyDeleteHi Jan, I'm an IT Admin, Author and Technology geek at heart.
ReplyDeleteWe are just waiting for a couple of folks to join us and then we'll be on!
ReplyDeletePost your questions for Ezra and team until then :-)
Hey there :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Pooja!
ReplyDeleteCan we download IB3 in the meantime?
ReplyDeletethanks!! ^_^
ReplyDeleteHi all, I'm a freelance illustrator from CA but am currently in FL waiting to fly home because we just adopted a newborn baby boy (yay!). Glad I could attend though, the internet is awesome.
ReplyDeleteoh! congratulations! ^_^
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks,Will...
ReplyDeleteI think there's a beta of IB3 available at least
ReplyDeleteYesterday on Ezra's webinar, someone was saying that I shouldn't load flash anymore. Can someone tell me why?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Laci. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongrats Laci!
ReplyDeleteIB3 is coming out sometime in January - couple weeks was said yesterday on the webinar.
ReplyDeleteVirginia, my guess is that because Flash doesn't work on iphones and ipad, it isn't wise to use when the majority of devices can't show it
ReplyDeleteAnd it comes stronger, cleaner, nicer, new features....!!! : ))
ReplyDeleteok, glad to know. I'm more artist than techie..
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody have a clear understanding about the financial aspects that Ezra talked yesterday?
ReplyDeleteok, now I'm hearing Ezra.
ReplyDeleteAnd we are live! Just refresh the screen if you don't see the video.
ReplyDeleteHi All, I'm new to this... we live now?
ReplyDeleteYou are on and he does not look scary...
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Ezra and all else.
ReplyDeleteOK, I see we are live
ReplyDeleteQuestion for Ezra and team: What kind of learning curve is involved in using the interface? from the video, it looks like it's lots of pull down menus. can you talk a little bit about how you chose the interface and what we can expect it will take us in terms of hours to do a (for example) 32 page Picture book? thx :) from Germany
ReplyDeleteI see - is that Ken?
ReplyDeletePerfect sound, Ezra!
ReplyDeleteEzra sounds good - see Ken, but only see a black box on the YouTube where Mark should be showing up.
ReplyDelete: ))))
ReplyDeleteI'll be passing on the questions inside. Keep them coming.
ReplyDeleteOh, Hi Brett - great book - I bought it last year from itunes.
ReplyDeleteNow I see Mark, but can't hear him.
ReplyDeleteBrett, did you do your art digitally - if so, what platform?
ReplyDeletePooja... How long is the estimate from the developer as to when there will be a physics library integrated into Interact Builder?
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Brett!
ReplyDeleteYeah, it took me about a few months to do my book in IB2. It depends how complex you want to get.
ReplyDeleteGood to know Laci..
ReplyDeletePooja, another question... is it possible to have interactive objects placed over a video background object which can then be interacted with whilst the video is playing in the background. I ask this because if the standard IOS controls are used for playing video then the video is always "topmost" in the z-order on a canvas and thus preclude the interaction of other objects whilst the video has focus.
ReplyDeleteGreat question Raymond.
ReplyDeleteHi Pooja, I wanted to know if you set the action to record voice for a few seconds, can I set up a second action to play the captured voice recording?
ReplyDeleteNow I'm hearing utube back from the beginning ??
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken: To Raymond: We have the ability to overlay elements on top of video, but there's a performance hit... so we're going to have to see if it has other issues, but technically it's possible.
ReplyDeleteVirginia, can you check if the video is open in any other tab for you? I posted on Wiggo and a few other places.
ReplyDeleteLet me know if anyone else is having audio/video issues.
@Ken... I believe you can do it if you render in OpenGL2.0+... good to know if you can do it
ReplyDeleteOk, Thanks Pooja. I'll try Wiggio.
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken To Raymond: We have physics on the list of things to add, but it's not on the docket for the next release after this first one, so it will probably be 6 months or so before we can look at adding physics to IB3.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: a. IB3 includes integration of different fonts from the default ones?
ReplyDeletewelcome :) thanks for taking the time to answer 'em.
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to get Wiggio - Safari says it can't connect. Any other ideas? tx.
ReplyDelete@Ken... thanks Ken... I am very keen on product development which requires objects to have real physics characteristics, e.g. game puzzles integrated into interactive pages are a must... so i will have to be more patient then:)
ReplyDeleteHi Ezra and lovely team! Could you create here, in this session, a page with text and a drawing/simple animation so that we can get an idea on how to start a "real" book? Grateful.....
ReplyDelete@Virginia... I am using Chrome and that works well
ReplyDeleteAm getting utube from your site Pooja. Thanks. I need to download Chrome sometime - like right after this. Thanks Raymond.
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken to Raymond:
ReplyDeletethere will be a few physics-based behaviors available (the "spring" behavior acts like a spring would and the "drop" behavior has some gravity to it), but we'll certainly do more later.
Virginia Rinkel great to hear that. I'm checking both places for the comments and questions so keep them coming :-)
ReplyDelete@ezra... i must say Ken appears to have done a lot of great work in a short space of time!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear the "spring" behavior and "drop" with more physics coming later too.
ReplyDeleteFrom Brett Curzon: Thank you Wil, you have made my day :-)
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken Ray: Thanks, Raymond!
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken Ray
ReplyDeleteTo c vega: The first version will not let you do that, but it is certainly possible (we're using a custom font for IB3) for a future build.
If I want to create a page with, let's say 4 lines of text,and a background that covers the whole page. Do I drop a text box over the background? And what happens with the box...doesn't it as a whole element embed with its white background in the page background? Or do I introduce only the letters into the page background?...or the textbox has to be transparent..? I do not know if I am clear enough...sorry ..thanks for reading my question.
ReplyDeleteBrett Curzon says
ReplyDeleteDon't shake your computer :-)
From Ken Ray To Gabriela - Text elements have a transparent background unless you are actually editing the text.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ken. I saw this feature on a Book App which Impressed my kids and myself. It would be a Great feature to add in the future.
ReplyDeleteFrom Brett Curzon
ReplyDeleteI would place the text on the background image Gabriela. That would be easier way to go.
ReplyDeleteKen Ray
To Cedrick - I have that on my list of notes from this chat, so I'll add it to our feature list.
I think the butterfly is 11 different graphics. Don't know if you can support more here?
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken: To Jammy - Good suggestion! I will add that to my list of things to talk about with Ezra prior to IB3's release.
ReplyDeleteWill each frame have the ability to each have it's own start-finish movement time?
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken Ray
ReplyDeleteTo Virginia - Animations can be as many frames as you want
Thanks Ken - I didn't know that.
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken Ray
ReplyDeleteTo Virginia - As Ezra said, you can specify individual durations for each frame
(once I fix that part of it... :-D )
Thank you Ken for all your work on this - Raymond said it when he said you've done A LOT in this time period of getting 3.0 out. Congratulations to you!!!
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken Ray
ReplyDeleteTo Virginia - Thanks a lot! I'm really loving working on IB3!
To Ken: This is a example of a App with the Record Voice and Play Capture Recording Feature found on the second page of the app. I have a few more suggestions which I will send to Ezra. Example: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goldilocks-three-bears-interactive/id498833002?mt=8
ReplyDeleteThanks
From Ken Ray
ReplyDeleteTo Cedrick - Thanks for that...
Link to the Kickstarter: http://kck.st/QPNWix
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear the softness of the T-shirt material!! When do we get to choose our size?
ReplyDeleteI would like to know if Ezra can show us how to make a character Jump and move on Tap Action
ReplyDeletehow do Thumbnails work with IB3
ReplyDeleteI made Tiger Chai this morning too, Ezra!!
ReplyDeleteFrom: Ken Ray
ReplyDeleteTo Ann: Thumbnails can be specified in the IB3 interface but it's not simulated in Interact mode (but it will work in the Player app on the device).
Pooja: please pass along my thank yous, great info and I just bought Bill the Fish and will review. I got some great info tonite, will definitely keep 'tuned in' to you guys. All the best, super excited about the possiblities :)
ReplyDeleteFrom: Brett Curzon
ReplyDeleteThank you Kirsten :-)
I think IB3 would be perfect for the hundreds of kiosk related apps for information centers for tourists, mapping, museums, shopping, etc. I think the applications are endless for kiosk applications.
ReplyDeleteDoes IB3 handle location services (in iOS for example), so you can add live maps,etc.?
ReplyDeleteFor the folks who joined in mid-way, the video above will display the replay a few minutes after we end the broadcast. Feel free to send your questions to Ezra Weinstein and Ken Ray.
ReplyDeleteFor V3 of Interact Builder, please send an email to ezra@interactstudios.com
ReplyDeleteFrom Ken Ray
ReplyDeleteTo Ben - Currently IB3 won't do anything with location services, but we definitely want to add that.
From Ken Ray
ReplyDeleteTo Charlie - Ezra has been doing the documentation; I think we'll have some templates on release, but Ezra would have to chime in on that.
lovely T-shirt design. Regarding the Web element may that be sized to fit within the window on the page without having to scroll to see the page?
ReplyDeleteGreat design Brett on this T-shirt!!
ReplyDeleteI'm still here
ReplyDeleteyes, we're still here.
ReplyDeleteI'm here
ReplyDeleteI'm here :)
ReplyDeletestill here gents
ReplyDeletei'm here too
ReplyDeleteI'm Here :)
ReplyDeleteI want to start playing with this software. How can I get my hands on it?
ReplyDeleteHi Ezra, can you show us how to make a element jump a certain distance? Thanks
ReplyDeleteso you will be able to copy and paste onto another page?
ReplyDelete@Ann- yes, you can copy and paste to another page
ReplyDeleteThat is a great feature on the copy and paste.
ReplyDeleteVic - Send an email to ezra@interactstudios.com
ReplyDeleteThanks Wil
ReplyDeleteThank you Pooja!!!
ReplyDeleteis rotate avail now
ReplyDeleteJust finishing up after church, looking forward to reviewing the HOA.
ReplyDeleteAnn - Not yet in Design mode, but it's supported as an Interaction/Behavior in Interact mode.
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing us a few of the great details with the updated software. I attended all the interact workshops last year in the older version and can already see how much cooler this version is! Got to go now, but look forward to future webinars. From the UK
ReplyDelete"edge" might be easier to understand than "corner"
ReplyDeleteRaymond - Agreed... that is on the list for a future version of IB3.
ReplyDeleteAnn - good point... we'll do that.
ReplyDeleteJammy - You'd have to ask Ezra about that (since he's presenting, you can email him at ezra@interactstudios.com)
ReplyDeleteGlad to know about the ability of interaction of changing illustration, but keeping all the other elements. Huge!
ReplyDeleteCool - is this an animation that the words come in after the car jumps?
ReplyDeletewould you be able to add counter totals from different pages and then show final count on another page
ReplyDeleteAnn - Yes, those are "global" counters
ReplyDeleteAnn - To set a counter as a global counter, you set "Global" to "Yes" on the Props tab for the counter element.
ReplyDeleteWe lost you
ReplyDeletecan't hear
ReplyDeleteI hear someone tpying
ReplyDeletecan here you type but no pic or other sound
ReplyDeleteVic - I lost him as well; just sent him a Skype to see if he can get back on
ReplyDeletelost you
ReplyDeletelost the feed guys
ReplyDeleteNo video though
ReplyDeletelost audio and pic
ReplyDeleteok Pooja's getting us back on
ReplyDeleteI love what I'm seeing... count me in.
ReplyDeleteRaymond - We don't have any text customisation globals but that's a great idea!
ReplyDeleteCan anyone hear Ezra or me?
ReplyDeleteWe're restarting the hangout... one sec.
ReplyDeleteCan't hear yet.
ReplyDeletenope still nothing
ReplyDeleteIs anyone still on the chat? If so, are you interested in seeing more or should we stop the hangout?
ReplyDeleteWe could stop.
ReplyDeleteyou guys shared alot with us. We appreciated it. Thanks. Bye
ReplyDeleteSigning out. Thanks Ezra, Ken, Brett, and Mark - and Pooja for this great session. Looking forward to more in the future.
ReplyDeleteOk, everyone. we're going to stop the chat/hangout, but we'll announce another webinar soon. Thanks for attending, and great to be with you all!
ReplyDeleteGreat, thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt was a great hangout, guys. Congratulations on reaching your Kickstarter goal yesterday.
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