Flying Lab working on a flash-based kids MMO?
by Michael Zenke 
Aug 29th 2008 at 10:00AM
Filed under: New titles, Casual, Rumors, Kids
Gamasutra, the well-known games industry news site, maintains a job service board on top of the numerous sites and services they offer. Job offerings, as you may be aware from previous posts to Massively, are often a good indication of what a company has up their sleeve - even if it hasn't officially been announced yet. Such is the case with a curious job posting from Flying Lab Software, the makers of the historical MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea.According to the job post, Flying Lab is considering working on a Flash-based kids-oriented massively multiplayer game. The offering states: "Flying Lab Software is seeking an experienced Flash Game Developer to create casual Flash games for a children's MMO product (ages 8-12 yrs.)." It continues, "Flying Lab Software is currently expanding and supporting our recently released MMO, Pirates of the Burning Sea, as well as working on several new MMO projects." We've put in a request for comment with the company, and we'll let you know as soon as we know more. The meat of the full listing is below the cut.
"Flying Lab Software is seeking an experienced Flash Game Developer to create casual Flash games for a children's MMO product (ages 8-12 yrs.). This position could be structured as either a contract position or a full-time staff position, depending on candidate's preference and skill set. The ideal candidate is an experienced Flash programmer with a proven track-record of delivering professional quality casual games, possesses strong communication and collaborative skills and a solid grasp of software development and Flash in particular. A love of games is a definite plus! ... Based in downtown Seattle, WA, Flying Lab Software is currently expanding and supporting our recently released MMO, Pirates of the Burning Sea, as well as working on several new MMO projectds. Flying Lab offers a great compensation and benefits package, flexible hours, top of the line machines, employee profit sharing, opportunity to work with a great team on a cutting-edge PC MMO game, and much more!"
