Re: FLASH: The best Flash site ever?

[Bob Schmidt]

Biff! Bam! POW! 


OUCH!


Ok, ok, I forgot about the suits and others who might not be open to this

kind of site. Sorry, guys (and gals). You're absolutely right, I shoulda

given you a heads up about the content.


As to the advanced state of the design, well the site originally pointed to

at the beginning of this thread certainly has an outstanding illustrative

style and it's a great example of what you can do with Flash animation. It

also has a great point/hover/click interactive storyline/adventure game

environment. It has a rich visual environment. It has great characters. It

has great music. It is truly a great flash site.


Now, without detracting in any way from M Zero's many accomplishments, I

think it is correct to say that what it doesn't include prevents it from

falling into the category of the greatest flash site ever, or even the

greatest flash site to date. Namely, spoken character dialogue. This is

without question one of the most compelling, and admittedly one of the most

advanced, of Flash technology capabilities. 


And I fully realize that it may well have been a conscious design decision

on the part of the development team not to include spoken dialogue. Maybe

it was out of reach for time and budget reasons or due to the capabilities

of the team or studio equipment and software resources. Or maybe it was the

design team's preference. 


However, because it is well within the capabilities of Flash, I believe

that the bar of greatness has been raised to a higher level. Great design

and lots of interactivity alone won't do it. Adding music won't do it. From

now on, it's going to take something more. It's going to take voice overs,

vocal characterizations and all of the theatrical/Hollywood/broadcast

showbiz qualities that implies, all the way up to lip sych (or near lip

sych) animation. 



Bob Schmidt

www.provider.com

Author of The Geek's Guide to Internet Business Success

Published by John Wiley & Sons   ISBN 0471288381

The First Book to Address the Business Side of the Web Design Business

http://www.provider.com/geeksguide



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