
The Mazehouse project has its origins in an interactive TV show we made for the Sci-Fi channel in 2001. It was initially intended to be an interactive drama, but the Sci-Fi channel wanted it to be mounted as more of a hoax. Ever since I've wanted to go back and tell the story we originally intended to - the results can be seen at: mazehouse.ruritania.co.uk.
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The Mazehouse
Wed, 10/21/2009 - 13:55 | by admintwo-minutes.com
Thu, 09/03/2009 - 18:23 | by admin
two-minutes.com was an interactive murder mystery we staged during the total eclipse of 1999. It was a live online event and, as such, disappeared soon after it had run its course.
Jack Stalwart
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:24 | by tobias
Jack Stalwart is the hero of a series of children's books written by Elizabeth Singer Hunt. Jack is a nine year old super spy who travels the world solving mysteries and thwarting criminals with an array of amazing gadgets.
The aim of the site was to allow the visitor into Jack's world, to become a spy and investigator for themselves. It was also key to include many of the informative and educational elements of the books, particularly features on world geography and culture.
Jack Stalwart: Games
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:23 | by tobias
We have made some updates to Jack Stalwart, including a new games section, with two original games for it (about which more later).
The games section has been built to allow more games to be added easily - the games are separate movies that load into the main site structure.
Rockcandy records
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:22 | by tobiasRockcandy Records had started developing a much more complex site but had run into difficulties. They asked me if I could build something quickly that they could edit and update and also include an e-commerce solution, all for a minimal budget.
Wannabes
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:11 | by tobiasThis was a pilot for an interactive soap for the BBC. The audience would have a mocked up 'desktop' and would receive video messages from the characters, each containing a segment of an episode's plot. Occassional 'instant messages' would allow the audience to interact with the characters, altering plot outcomes by making decisions.
I was heavily involved in the development of the concept and the eventual show. I helped structure the interactive segments of the drama and how they fitted in with the main plotlines.
Planet Protectors
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:10 | by tobiasPlanet Protectors are a new range of environmentally aware action figures from the Early Learning Centre.
I helped develop the site and and its content. I built it in Flash to Will Richards' colourful and dramatic designs.
The aim was to give the children an online destination that complemented and expanded on the world of the characters.
To this end the majority of the content is held in XML which is then pulled into Flash templates. This means that the site can easily be updated and expanded, turning it into an evolving, living online resource.
Pat and Pals
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:09 | by tobiasThe Pat and Pals website is home to a series of books for very early readers by Colin & Jacqui Hawkins. The main aim is ecommerce, allowing people to order and pay for the books, but it also includes games and things to do.
I built the site templates following designs by Will Richards and worked with Dragnet to develop the final site. I also built and helped develop the 'ebooks' sold on the site, of which more later.
As well as selling printed books, the Pat and Pals website also sells 'eBooks', interactive versions of the printed volumes.
twominutes.com
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:08 | by tobiastwo-minutes.com was an interactive murder mystery set in Cornwall during the eclipse of 1999.It told the story of a group of documentary makers who went to make a film about the effect of the eclipse on Cornwall and the tourist industry. All close friends (and some closer enemies) what the team didn't know was that one of their number was a murderer and that during the two minutes of darkness during the total eclipse, all hell would break loose.
The Big Giraffe and Genius Goldfish Show
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 07:07 | by tobiasIt's the show that's big, not the giraffe.
This was a short series of tiny animated interstitials for Nickelodeon in the UK. Originally it was going to be a chat show hosted by a Giraffe in a Spacestation (although no one can remember why) but then he had as guests a pair of Goldfish with astronomical IQs and minimal attention spans and they took over.