Social Applications with Adobe Flash Collaboration Services (RIA Unleashed: Boston 2009)
Kevin Hoyt
Flash Collaboration Services: Collaboration in the cloud
afcs.acrobat.com for an account
SDK includes samples and an AIR application with lots of goodies in it: room console, local server (for easier testing/data only).
API
* Session and authentication (0 = nothing, 100 = owner, # = application assigned)
* Shared model components
* Shared managers
* Collaboration components (whiteboard, chat, are built in)
Room Concepts
* Users and roles
* Audio/video streams (including peer-to-peer via RTMP)
* Content from collections and nodes
Authenticator
ConnectionSession (Synchronization change events used for both connected and disconnected)
ConnectSessionContainer (show hides children based on connectedness)
SharedObject (RTC specific, different than standard Flex one) Used to share data into the cloud
Build in WebCamera wrapper that broadcasts video feed.
GPS Tracker Demo using Flex for web, AIR for data acquisition, and CS4 mobile application all talking to same room.
Golden rule: Do not take action until data arrives (including echo back)
Website Watcher Demo
Technology being used for education (RosettaStone), customer service call center, anywhere where you need real-time capabilities.
Audio echo is a big issue.