Flash project for school

[dotCom]

In the last weeks, I had to make a project for my Flash course in school. This is a kind of an exam for this course, so the teacher can see if you understand the flash lesson's

it's made for 1024x768 users, and be sure to
check out the test-page, I've spend most of my time
on that page...

greetz, dotCom

It's at http://users.skynet.be/dotCom/flash

[digitale]

hey...
Quite cool site...

[Axiom]

thats pretty darn neat, and quite an original idea for a flash project. Did you get a good grade on it?

[dotCom]

Actually, I just finished my project and turned it in last Friday,so I don't know my grade yet, but I surely will put my grade on this forum, I have a good feeling about it, and the teacher already saw my project and said it was really great, he was impressed, so I guess it will be a high score;..

thx, for the compliment..
it was the first time I used Flash and in the future I will be posting more designs for you 'professionals' to comment on...

greetz, [ ::dotCom:: ]

[waycooljr]

well im no proffesional at all but that was really tuff. i cant wait to see your next flash site.

[Fig]

Overall I'm very impressed, especially for a first attempt at Flash, really nice work. I think you could've done a bit more with the transitions and some of the animation, but the concept overall is very cool. Good stuff, looking forward to seeing more...

Chris

[Grums]

It was a cool site, but the skip intro button doesn't work properly.

[Charm]

not bad for your first flash project! but i have some issues with it...

*why is your site so important that it takes up my whole screen?

*the "shhh" sound get annoying fast

*this site could have been done in html and javascript. what is the value added by using flash?

*the retina scan machine does not work intuitively and the instructions are clumsy and unclear. i gave up on it.

*the flash intro doesn't tell me much and doesn't dazzle me.

that said, i still think its not bad for your first flash project!

*CHARM*
"harsh but fair"

[dotCom]

Yeah, I know that there is a major bug in it..

I'll explain how it came.. The site was for the flash course (that's why I couldn't do it in html and javascript).
It had a deadline on friday at 17 hours.. But because I started to work on it too late, I had to make my intro the last day. And I didn't have time to test it properly.. that's why the skip button doesn't work properly, my navigation doesn't appear..

The fullscreen aspect was an experiment, to give it something special (the teacher didn't know how to do it) he liked it and that's what matters...
The sounds were also a 'must have', otherwise grades would go down...

About the guide text.. it's not that difficult to follow? it just says, put power on , place eye on the scanner..
I don't see the problem

But thanks anyway for your comments, I'll consider them when another project comes to me..

Thanks, [ ::CyberoX:: ]

[DreamEmotionZ]

Hey thats pretty good... I thinked it was really good
Keep up the good work

[Charm]

i am of the school that says flash is evil. while it has its place, flash is frequently abused and used when not necessary. it is best to design for the lowest common denominator. know your audience.

*CHARM*

[selts]

I agree with Charm. Full Flash website is as evil as the internet bubble. It dies and make your visitors pissed wif the download time. It sucks bigtime.
A hybrid is recommended.
Anyway, ur full flash thing is done with the actionscripting of
FS Command Full Screen True, Resize False, .

I think this is it rite?

[Terphin]

I think it was really good, like the retina scan bit that was cool.

I think flash is one of the greatest things of all time, it takes ages to donwload simetime but isnt it worth the wait sometimes ?

But swift 3D is still better but i dont know how i can say it since its just a 3d flash basically?

But well done on the school project flash thing.

[Charm]

flash is overused. how often do we see sites that could have been done in html and javascript? the reported numbers of users with flash are misleading. many sites require the latest version but most users have an older version and as a result, flash alienates the users (who assume that it should work since they downloaded and installed it or it came preinstalled on their computer).

here are the keys...

-provide non-flash content of equal value (this is the most important)

-know your audience (maybe they are techies who keep up to date with bleeding edge technology. maybe they are in a school computer lab and can't install plugins.)

-if you use flash, take advantage of it (don't make me download a plugin so i can see simple rollovers, a bunch of text and a few pictures!) wow me with things that only flash can do.

-format your flash for the lowest version number possible to reach a wider audience (this depends on the content and techniques used)

you may not care if your site works for everyone, but if your site is there to attract business or show a portfolio, you better be sure that potential clients will be able to see it. because, i can guarantee they will sooner move on to the rest of the list of potential designers before they download a special plug-in just for you.

the truth hurts, if you're scared, go to church!

*CHARM*

[*pixie*]

but when it comes to designing real sites on your own....

once again I agree with Charm.

Designers these days are forgetting who their lowest common denominator is, and that is just lazy design. Hybrids are the way to go, if you ask me. Use it to accentuate your sites, don't rely on it. That goes for CSS too. ;)

This is all beside the fact that I can't even get into your site, dude. The only link on that page goes to Macromedia.com and the rest is just plain text. Guess I'll move on...

[Fig]

I'll agree to an extent. If everyone always designs for the lowest common denominator then design and technology stays where it's at. No thanks :)

Chris

[selts]

Yap.
And unless those websites are targeting only broadband users, the rest should try to make to with the current tech available.
Too bad most designers dun get this point.(Like the company that is designing for my attachment company. They suggest full-flash (read as FoolFlash) )

Tata.

[Charm]

i agree with pixie (how can i not if pixie agrees with me!)

as for the comment about technology staying where its at...i don't buy that. do you honestly think that is true?

technology will never stop progressing and the general public will always be a few steps behind.

there's nothing wrong with this, that's just how it is. how many of you have a dvd player? how many of you had one a year and a half ago? (this is a rhetorical question, please don't answer)

[Fig]

Technology in general, no, it'll keep going. Technology on the web, absolutely, if no one's pushing what the products can do (i.e. folks like Praystation, the guys at Wireframe, etc.) then how is the web as a whole going to mature and get better? I'm not saying that every site needs to be Flash by any means, but it does have it's applications and as it matures as a product can do more and more (truly dynamic pages, etc.).

Flash gets a bad rap due to people who aren't that good to start with doing contentless intros that are way too big to download. I won't argue that it's not usually used well either, most of the time Flash is used for things that could be done with HTML and javascript. When used well Flash content is quick to download and does animation and other cool things very efficiently, and can create user experiences that HTML can't touch. Most folks won't have to download a plug-in to see Flash 4 content anyway, if they do need to they've been missing quite a bit and I'm glad to help them enhance their internet experience ;)

Flash certainly isn't meant for all sites, but all sites aren't meant for all viewers either.

Chris (who had a DVD player about two years ago :))

[waycooljr]

well i think the retina scan thing was cool and if he got an A on it he deserved it. as for why is this site so important that it takes up your whole screen?? dont you find it anoying that some flash sites pop up in half size windows that just kind off look silly in the middle of the screen?? Just my opinion i guess but dotcom you go ahead and rock on!

[dahl]

For the first Flash project you've made it rocks.
But kill the full size window if you can't control it. I can't see the whole scren and I have no scroll bars to reach them.
The main font also looks out of place, it's a type writer font and you would probably be better of with a techie font.

[mattboy_slim]

OK, has anyone even ATTEMPTED to download the latest Flash!?

Jeezus-H-Christ, it's a ****ing 219k download.....good-god.

That's like, what, 7 seconds on a 56k?.....

I think it's well-worth it.

Besides, it's not like you have to go back and install it, it installs itself, you can go do some more browsing while it installs if you have a REALLY bad connection.

If you can't keep up with that, go back to your Commodore 64 and text-based web.

PS..if you don't have the latest version: http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash