Re: FLASH: FLASH 99% BAD

[Meshach Weber]

I think there are some good points there but the argument of "breaks web

fundamentals" is VERY weak. What does he think, the web is somehow fully

developed?! It's a ludicrous statement! This kind of logic would have kept

television black and white!


What about his comment, "... revert to presentation styles that resemble

television rather than interactive media" Is he insane?! That is EXACTLY

where the web is going! People (except us) don't sit in front of a computer

hour after hour transfixed like we do with TV because TV has been around

longer and contains DYNAMIC, ANIMATED content. Do you think a television

producer makes money by saying to himself  we shouldn't animate here because

it would be "gratuitous animation"? What the hell does that mean anyway? No

he makes money by saying (within limits) "Since we can make things move, why

not make things move?" (I guess if I was using 1995 guidelines I would think

animation was un-necessary and possibly confusing as well.)


TV has honed itself over generations by breaking it's "fundamentals" and

that has made it the most powerful entertainment and information force in

the world. This is what we all want. We want people to watch our creations,

be entertained, educated and make a living in the process. We can't succeed

in this without entertaining people, keeping them transfixed not just

interested and catered to. I think Jakob Nielson IS stuck in 1995. The web

is no longer just a revved up book, no longer just a source of data; it is

the pathway to a whole new world of dynamic, animated, and interactive

content that entertains first and passes information second.


Whew! Glad I got that out!



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