Re: FLASH: FLASH 99% BAD

[sam]

Umm....it often takes ages for my stuff to get through on

flasherchinwag [dot] com

 so I hope there are still people interested in this

thread by the time you all get it...although I am sure my thoughts will

probably get me slated.....here goes:


I wholeheartedly disagree with the notion that flash is 99% bad. However,

Jakob Nielsen is very much talking about Flash from an HCI (Human Computer

Interaction) viewpoint and I have to in many ways agree with his findings. I

personally think that HCI is most important when information delivery and

learning are the objectives and in these areas the more in the way of clues

and familiarity you can provide the user with the better. That is by no

means to say that most HTML training sites etc. are of a high standard,

rather that they are based on a technology that, in my opinion, lends itself

better to this sort of thing. It is fast, can give immediate feedback, the

browser back button works etc. I think peoples' level of understanding

(computer literacy / familiarity) and the reason for producing the site are

serious considerations. Hence if you feel the goals you are trying to

achieve mean that people are going to be willing to download Flash 5 or

Shockwave 8 Player, then sit through 30 seconds of loading, 30 seconds of

eyecandy and so on before any information is presented, then cool use Flash

or Director Shockwave - if not maybe consider something else!? I like making

mashed up shit as much as the next person - check www.mustardpot.com (don't

care what you think!) but there is a time and a place!


Cheers for your ears,


sAMsKi.


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