Drumbeat/Project roadmaps
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WebMadeMovies
End of 2011
High-profile productions that showcase open video as the new standard in interactive.
- 5+ high-profile productions that demonstrate open video's potential.
- Open video tools like pocorn.js exist in the wild. Other developers building on our work.
- A vibrant, bustling studio / lab. Independent filmmakers, CSS hackers, cross-media scriptwriters, Javascript wizards, PHP developers, graphic designers -- all working as a team.
- Buzz. WebMadeMovies productions at festivals and interactive events like Sundance, TIFF, IDFA and SXSW.
- People referencing open video instead of Flash when pointing to best of breed interactive productions.
End of 2010
Reference implementations that demonstrate what's possible.
- 6+ compelling open video demos and reference implementations.
- Filmmakers want to work with us. Bringing their productions and funding to the lab.
- "Mozilla Movies" episodes released and providing compelling content for demos.
- Filmmaker community also contributing content around "open web heroes" and themes.
- Popcorn.js 0.9 released.
September 2010
Early demos and active development.
- 3 demos and episodes complete.
- Active developer community in place. Building up a deeper pool of developer talent.
- Building popcorn.js. Software sprints completed in Toronto, Brazil, Lebanon and New York.
- Course devoted to WebMadeMovies underway at Seneca College.
- Recruiting filmmakers.
School of Webcraft
End of 2011
School of Webcraft recognized as leading-edge developer training and certification. People getting jobs.
- P2PU Webcraft brand recognized by learners & employers
- 150 - 200 courses per semester
- 10,000+ community members
- Credentials awarded for skills, attitudes and knowledge
- First employment success stories emerge
- Global. Courses in multiple languages. Participants around the world, esp. Brazil, South Africa and India
End of 2010
More courses, more languages. First badges teed up for Jan 2011.
- 500+ applicants for January semester
- 25+ courses
- Courses mapped to open web developer competencies
- First badges and accreditation
- Improved intake for organisers and participants
- Localisation underway
- Two courses in Portuguese
- Drumbeat Brazil introducing mentors and learners Initial outreach to industry / employers complete
September 2010
First full semester launches. Marketing push to build buzz.
- 12+ courses 200+ participants 3 languages (English, Portuguese and German)
- Initial developer "competency map"
- Mix of beginner and advanced skills
- Trial assessment of "hacker habits"
- Buzz on tech, design and lifestyle blogs. Attracting interesting participants.
Universal Subtitles
End of 2011
The definitive open toolset for subtitle and caption creation.
- 100,000+ videos captioned
- Community site established as the "wikipedia for subtitles"
- User communities around the world
- 100+ organizations using toolset
- Open subtitle lookup adopted by major video players and hosts
- Established web standard for sharing subtitles across sites
End of 2010
Stable toolset. Scaling up community.
- 1.0 subtitling widget released. Polished toolset stable and ready for broad use
- Scaling up subtitling community. Translation teams established
- Organizations with dedicated pages on community site
- Summit meeting to explore collaboration with other open captioning projects
- Collaborations with organizations on metadata and html5 accessibilty standards
September 2010
Refining the toolset. Building community.
- Beta subtitling widget released
- Users able to test subtitling and embedding videos
- Organizations begin using the toolset for their videos
- Community website launched
- Firefox subtitling extension released