Can opening cinematics enhance learning?

Shan Lakhmani | January 5, 2012

Like many others, I remember, years ago, watching the opening cinematic for Final Fantasy VII for the very first time and knowing that we had entered a brand new age. Since then, video games have been using more and more elaborate opening cinematics to entice people to play the game and to quickly establish a narrative.

Research Assistants Needed!

Katelyn Procci | February 4, 2012

Are you interested in seeing how a research lab works? Would you like to experience science first-hand? The RETRO lab needs you!

Flash builder containers with SWF files…

Greg Pardo | January 27, 2012

Here at RETRO Lab we like to get things done right the first time. This post is for any programmers out there who struggle with flash containers.

First let me begin by saying that as a developer, you don’t always know how the client will be using what you’ve made. Many times we have to make decisions about whether to take a quick-and-dirty approach or build a more dynamic application that can be altered easily in the future. In these situations it’s important to probe the client for as much information as possible.