Open Dialect is an Open Source Flash IDE based on Flex. Its goals are to allow System Dynamics Modelers to create and publish online interfaces to their work. To see more go here. Open Dialect is a free Flash IDE which allows anyone from beginners to advanced Flash coders to create Rich Internet Applications quickly and easily. These apps can also be published to the desktop using the Adobe AIR runtime. Open Dialect supports 17 different components and actionscript scripting can be done using either a wizard (for beginners) or by hand (for advanced users).
A Quick Answer to ‘What is Open Dialect?’
Open Dialect is an operating system independent Open Source Flex based Flash IDE. Open Dialect is written in C# using the .NET 2.0 framework (or Mono). The purpose of this software is to create Interactive Learning Environments, hence the name (Dynamic Inter-Active Learning Environment Creation Tool). If you are interested in the goals and implications for the field of System Dynamics of Open Dialect go to the Project Wiki Page.
The above example is a preview of what Open Dialect is able to do right now after 6 months of development. Keep an eye on the Open Dialect Home Page for more information and more examples!
This example is a simple game that communicates with a Vensim model running in a custom WebService I wrote.
Download version 0.6.0 it supports the creation of AIR files and Flash 9 swfs on Linux Windows and OSX.