ProtoPlay (1996-2009)
Altia Inc.

 

 

"Altia Aerospace - Primary Istruments" by Altia Inc.
 
ProtoPlay was a plugin intended to showcase prototypes for consumer interaction with products and a simulation of their features. Released in 1996, it made use of the Alita Design authoring program to create applications, consisting of 2D sprites with interactive elements. The plugin was more utilitarian in nature, and it wasn't actively advertised starting in late 2003, existing more as a feature that was available if needed. Alita Design and the plugin kept getting updates to improve functionality, and in 2007 a new tool that allowed Photoshop to create plugin apps called PhotoProto was released. In 2009, Alita Inc. shifted its focus to designing user interfaces, leaving behind the prototyping aspect of the software, and ProtoPlay along with it.