'Patterns of Infinity' is an artist collaboration between Aidan Robertson and Iraninan artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian that feature as part of the 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. This AS3 Flash project uses AS3 and geometry(not pre-drawn shapes) to allow users to develop their own 'Islamic style' patterns.

The project development was fully object orientated and involved building a standalone kiosk version and a a web version where users can animate, email, print and save their patterns. A third application was also built for the exhibition that constantly animates user's creations across four large format LCD screens.

LAUNCH'Patterns of Infinity'

YEAR: 2009
ROLE: Programming, concept development

This AS3 Flash game encourages children to reduce domestic energy consumption by turning off un-used household appliances. The game integrates animation and ASP connectivity. Like most of Aidan’s AS3 work, OO design and implementation was applied to this project.

LAUNCHThe Energy Sense Energy

YEAR: 2009
ROLE: Programming

This stand-alone AS3/AIR application was commissioned by Avocados Australia as a ‘Recipe Planner’ widget. Developing this application involved implementing functionality to do the following:

• Set and manage once-off and recurring meal reminders.
• Create, save, edit and rate personal recipes.
• Utilise Web Services from the avocados website to search for and display recipes.
• Highly interactive GUI that allows users to easily sort and rate  their personal recipes.
• Modify and save application preferences.
• PC / Mac compatibility with full System Tray functionality for PC users.
  

DOWNLOADEasy Meal Solutions

YEAR: 2009
ROLE: Programming

This puzzle game was developed as a sub activity in a larger game, ‘Batman: In the heat of the night’. Development involved writing algorithms for calculating the likeness of adjacent elements within a two-dimensional grid.

LAUNCHPuzzle Game

YEAR: 2009
ROLE: Programming

These short-turnaround microsites were designed to accompany the Brisbane Festival site as a series of competition spin-offs.

‘Win a Big Weekend’ involves festival themed animation and ‘Be Excited for QBE Riverfire’ allows users to use the keyboard controls to co-ordinate their own pyrotechnics display in the background of the site. The sites were Art Directed by Chris Golsby.

YEAR: 2009
ROLE: Programming

This project was concepted by Australian Artist Gabrielle De Vietri and adapted by Aidan Robertson while he was working at the Queensland Art Galley. Aidan thenan online and exhibition version of the interactive while at Liquid Interactive.

It allows users to generate random poetry sequences and send them to friends (via SMS in the gallery space and via email on the online version). Kate Perry provided design and illustration while Pete Ryan (from Liquid Animation) animated the quirky transition sequences.

LAUNCH'Just Add Hope'

YEAR: 2009
ROLE: Programming

Who is Andy Warhol? What was he like as kid and how did he become famous? You’ll learn these answers and more by taking the Warhol’s World quiz!

This large-scale multimedia undertaking was co-produced by Kate Ryan (writer), Fiona Lee (illustrator) and Aidan Robertson (programming / interactivity). Dan Triechel supplied the many hundreds of animated clips. Proving to be both entertaining and educational for its target audience of young children, Warhol’s World was awarded a ‘Gold Award’ for multimedia at the 2008 DIA awards.

LAUNCH'Warhol's World'

YEAR: 2007
ROLE: Programming, concept development

Yayoi Kusama is a contemporary Japanese artist whose works explore the idea of obliteration through dots. The aim is to 'obliterate' a range of internal and external environments with coloured dots.

The interactive was developed Aidan Robertson (coordination, programming, animation and sound) and Fiona Lee (illustration and interface design). It required substantial coding, done in Actionscript.

LAUNCH'Kusama's World of Dots'

YEAR: 2005
ROLE: Coordination, programming, animation, sound, concept development

This Flash game was illustrated by Fiona Lee and programmed and animated by Aidan Robertson. Sound was provided by Lawrence English of Room40 and Kate Ryan provided content and concept development.

It was presented on the internet and in the gallery space as part of 'Kids APT'.

LAUNCH'The Call of the WIld'

YEAR: 2006
ROLE: Coordination, programming, animation, concept development