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European Revolution Conference
14-15-16 November 2004 Valletta, Malta

Revolution... is the multi-platform software development tool that enables developers to easily and quickly create powerful applications for Mac OS X, classic Mac OS, Windows, Linux, and popular Unix systems... with native look and feel on all platforms.

Personal profiles of Rev scripters
Malte Brill

Malte became hooked on computers very early in his life, he was only eleven years old. "My first Computer was an Amstrad CPC 464 - yes the one with a tape! It changed my whole life. When other kiddies played outside I darkened my room and enjoyed the world of my Comptuter. I got into doing BASIC on my Amstrad and did quite a few nice things. A Sinclair ZX Spectrum followed. Later in my life I bought an Atari ST and coded GFA and Omnicron basic there. I got into Electronic Music and bought an Amiga and some Synthesizer racks. If you want to hear a little track I did visit www.derbrill.de/fun/byebye.mp3 As I wasn't making any money with my music I became a cook. I always liked good food as one can see in my photo!"

Malte continued, "After a heavy car crash that changed my life completely I got back to making music, joined an Audio Studio and went the hard way. I had only one musical release that made a bit money. I couldn't continue working as a cook, so I needed to do something else. I became a Mediengestalter Bild und Ton...what could be translated to media designer for audio and video."

"In 2000 I bought my first Mac. A G4-400 that I am still using. Looking for a cheaper alternative to Director when I set up my own one-man company I discovered Rev 2002. Having no Hypercard background at all I bothered the list with really silly questions when I started and trained myself every day. I grabbed all tutorial stacks I could find and learned. I used the Rev starter kit which was wonderful as it trained me coding efficiently. What can you do with only ten lines of code? ALMOST EVERYTHING! I wrote Rev reviews and tutorials for the German MacLife Magazine and did quite a few nice projects such as uGrabIt and yibbah and some other stuff that I could have never done without Revolution."

Malte's latest release is libRMC a powerful Multimedia library for Revolution that brings ease of use to developing animation with Rev.

Malte Brill will be presenting at the European Rev Conference, helping you on your learning path.

The November 2004 EuroRevCon Features...

* Kevin Miller, Rev CEO Keynote Sunday evening and daily discussions
* Two full days of Rev presentations and discussions by expert Rev developers:
    Malte Brill
    Richard Gaskin
    Klaus Major
    Frederic Rinaldi
    Jan Schenkel
* Special pricing on Dan Shafer's book Revolution: Software at the Speed of Thought
* CDs loaded with Rev examples and tools offered to all attendees
* Special Rev License pricing for attendees
    Revolution Express will be offered for just $99 (retail price $149)
    Revolution Studio will be offered for $299 (retail price $399)

Registration Information

Email: rev@TechieTours.com for signup information.

Three nights Hotel (bed & breakfast)
Airport transfers
Conference

All for only $585.00 USD (based on double occupancy)

Those who wish to extend their learning holiday in sunny Malta are offered...

7 - 13 November 2004, 'Macs in the Mediteranean' with Adam and Tonya Engst of TidBITS
Morning workshops and discussion on OS X, iPhoto, and Macs plus afternoon excursions around the beautiful island of Gozo.
More Information

17-18-19 November 2004, A three day package of hotel (based on double occupancy) plus sightseeing, including Valletta: St. John's Cathedral and Caravaggio paintings, National Museum of Archaeology, Grand Harbor; the Medieval walled city of Mdina, Neolithic temples, and a full-day trip to the neighboring island of Gozo... for an additional $365 per person.

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European Revolution Conference Topics

Presenter:Malte Brill

Introduction to Rev:
*Quick introduction to Transcript, the Rev language
*Finding your way around the Rev development environment (IDE)
*Message hierarchy and the programming scheme
*Simple examples of how to make Rev apps do something
*How to learn from the many demo Rev projects
*Using sounds, graphics, and images in your Rev app

Computer Game Development:
*Basic game algorithms
*Collision detections - distance functions, intersection functions
*Interaction of Media Objects - determining angles, reacting to angles and distance

Presenter:Richard Gaskin

Modular components in Transcript:
*Using plugins to extend the Revolution IDE
*Exploring how to use the message path effectively to create modular plugins
*Building modular applications that can be updated dynamically
*Utilizing plugins that are self-contained

Attendees will receive a software tool for managing self-updating apps

Presenter:Klaus Major

A Natural Approach to Problem Solving and the Development of Algorithms:
*Observing and analyzing real life situations in order to develop solutions in Transcript
*Creating a memory game to demonstrate how the steps necessary to solve problems
are translated into Transcript programming language
*The Rev engine's confessions - what goes on behind the scene in the message hierarchy
*Why and how to write preferences files

Presenter:Frederic Rinaldi

Frederic's topics will be announced soon

Presenter:Jan Schenkel

Building Business Applications with Rev:
*Database controls
*Master detail forms
*Reports and Labels
*Integrating internet data into your business application
*Static web pages
*CGI Scripts with Rev
*Web Services - SOAP calls in a 3-tier application model

Sunday 14 November will feature the keynote by Kevin Miller and an informal get-together.
Dinners will be held at informal venues each evening so that discussions can continue.

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