Adobe Flash Player 11 and Air 3 Bring 3D Gaming To The Internet

Adobe today announced Adobe Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3 software is now available to download and install. As the game console for the Web, Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 allow game publishers to instantly deliver console-quality 2D and 3D games over the Internet to nearly all PCs and many other devices. The ability to do hardware acceleration for 2D and 3D graphics in Flash is huge, but don't forget the company also now supports Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound with this update.






The video clip below shows Allen Ellison, Adobe Senior Platform Solutions Architect,demoing some cool Flash-based apps running across the Samsung Smart TV and other mobile devices, powered by Adobe AIR. You can download Adobe Flash Player 11 (v11.0.1.152) here for your desktop PC.

“With this milestone release Adobe pushes the envelope of what is possible on the Web with a typical PC and opens up a new world of immerse, high-performance gaming experiences,” said Danny Winokur, vice president and general manager of Platform, Adobe. “Flash offers the best way for content owners to deliver their most demanding experiences, including games, premium video and sophisticated data-driven apps, to all of their users, while HTML 5 tools such as Adobe Edge and Dreamweaver are ideal for building interactive Web pages, rich ads, branded micro sites and general-purpose mobile applications.”