SpeedGeezers.com
October 28, 2002 Projects No Comments
The follow-on to vPaddock, this second-generation portal uses a combination of stand-alone technologies loosely coupled into look-and-feel. The technology in use includes the Land Down Under website engine, Gallery, IkonBoard, and the 4images media manager. Links between the major components from each other provide a way to conveniently navigate around; and using the best-of-breed open-source components for each area provides better overal functionality.
One interesting twist here is the use of the 4images picture gallery for a download manager. 4images supports a wide variety of media types - including sounds, animation, and compressed archives. It also supports the ability to attach thumbnails previews to non-image content. Since most game add-ons are audio-visual in some way, these features seemed an ideal fit for the needs of the community.
