{"id":530,"date":"2023-05-06T03:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T03:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2023\/?page_id=530"},"modified":"2023-05-06T04:03:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T04:03:19","slug":"investigating-the-effects-of-adobe-flash-deprecation-for-online-preservation-efforts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2023\/conference-schedule\/poster-presentations-session-2\/investigating-the-effects-of-adobe-flash-deprecation-for-online-preservation-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigating the Effects of Adobe Flash Deprecation for Online Preservation Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matilda Orona &amp; Dr. Eric Kaltman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abstract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discontinuation of Adobe Flash in December 2020 marked the end of an era for one of the most influential mediums of online interactive animations and games. Its depreciation threatened an immense collective loss of creative works spanning over two decades. This inspired a driven community of enthusiasts to act in an attempt to preserve access to and playability of Flash works for future generations. Our investigation provides an overview of the deprecation of the Adobe Flash platform and the resulting preservation and maintenance efforts undertaken by both its user community and commercial entities affected by Flash\u2019s discontinuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Methodology<br>We organized a wide-ranging literature review consisting of articles related to Flash\u2019s deprecation, Adobe\u2019s official documentation and communications, preservation community resources, and various forums for Flash community conversations including Newgrounds and Reddit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Findings<br>Our research has unveiled critical insights into the complex discontinuation of Flash, a widely prevalent proprietary software, and its implications for historical preservation. Reimplementation efforts have been taking place since the 2010s, but the closed source nature of the software has impeded open-source development for almost a decade. Furthermore, Flash is still in active development within enterprise settings and regionally in mainland China, one of the only examples of a large-scale globally used software that has been disabled in all regions save a few. This has affected Chinese infrastructure, exposed users to malicious software and hampered international trade, while also enabling China to slow the advancement of open and secure standards like HTML5 and HTTPS, benefiting the state control apparatus. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Session 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3:00pm \u2013 4:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Grand Salon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HSI-SMART<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comments\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h3 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply <small><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/530#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel reply<\/a><\/small><\/h3><form action=\"https:\/\/src.cikeys.com\/2023\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\" class=\"comment-form\"><p class=\"comment-notes\"><span id=\"email-notes\">Your email address will not be published.<\/span> <span class=\"required-field-message\">Required fields are marked <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label for=\"comment\">Comment <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"65525\" required><\/textarea><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label for=\"author\">Name <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"245\" autocomplete=\"name\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label for=\"email\">Email <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <input id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"100\" aria-describedby=\"email-notes\" autocomplete=\"email\" required \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label for=\"url\">Website<\/label> <input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" type=\"url\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" maxlength=\"200\" autocomplete=\"url\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\" \/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" class=\"submit\" value=\"Post Comment\" \/> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='530' id='comment_post_ID' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/>\n<\/p><p style=\"display: none !important;\" class=\"akismet-fields-container\" data-prefix=\"ak_\"><label>&#916;<textarea name=\"ak_hp_textarea\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"100\"><\/textarea><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ak_js_1\" name=\"ak_js\" value=\"96\"\/><script>\ndocument.getElementById( \"ak_js_1\" ).setAttribute( \"value\", ( new Date() ).getTime() );\n<\/script>\n<\/p><\/form>\t<\/div><!-- #respond -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matilda Orona &amp; 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