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HP TouchSmart - NBA Jam Session - Touch Screen Application Launched!

February 11th, 2009 | Category: Projects

I just finished up designing and developing an application for HP (Hewlett-Packard), for the 2009 NBA ALL * STAR Jam Session in Phoenix.

I wrote a stand-alone application that was deployed specifically for the on-location event using a custom Windows installer package (also custom written in Visual Basic).

This is a great new application for demonstrating HP’s new TouchSmart PC running Vista on a beautiful glossy 25″ HD monitor. I was able to do some really cool runtime animations and special FX on this application since it could leverage the power of the computer (not being web- or online-based).

Users can take a short quiz to get “certified” and print a certification badge right there at the event (wireless printing via the TouchSmart PC is wicked cool).

I also designed, developed, and programmed the entire back-end for the MySQL database, AMF PHP Flash Remoting, and created a custom real-time reporting/tracking mechansim in PHP and JavaScript that connects the various Touch Screen applications at the live event to the back-end.

I have to say, this project was extremely fun and challenging and it really shows the power of leveraging multiple technologies, software, and hardware to do something really cool and exciting.

HP Touch Smart - NBA Jam Session - Touch Screen Application Launched!