By Chaitanya Krishnan, Interaction Warrior and Space Bender, Flip Design Pvt. Ltd

My introduction to flash happened at the design institute. I studied at Srishti School of art, design and technology. It was during a course that was a basic introduction to animation, after which I found that it was the easiest tool to animate storybooks that I had been illustrating

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No idea, because broadcast is not my field. But in terms of web the new challenges are 3d, and integration with social networks

Flash is heading towards dynamic web content websites that rely heavily on programming in AS3 which is not as easy to pick up as AS2 wad. People like me who are more visually inclined and used to AS2, are finding it very difficult to adapt to these changes. Earlier I could do an entire web project on my own, but now that is no longer possible, and I have to work with a team of programmers.

It is the best way to showcase your cutting edge skills, and the most effective way to create engaging interactive experiences online right now. I work almost exclusively with flash when it comes to the web for this same reason.

Most clients tend to be well informed. However a few do have concerns about integrating Google analytics with a flash site, tracking users etc. thankfully these are no longer an issue with flash sites.