Posted by SpaceGirl on 10/07/07 21:13

Ben C wrote:
> On 2007-10-07, SpaceGirl <nothespacegirlspam@subhuman.net> wrote:
> [...]
>> I was trying to show to a tech demo of the sort of things that can be
>> done.
>
> The demo is cool. How does Java3D compare to Flash for that sort of
> thing?

J3D requires Java... which is around 60Mb, vs. Flash which is about 3Mb
:) Java is a VERY bloated tool, but in theory can do a lot more.
However, it's really unstable inside a browser :(

> The www _is_ changing every day, but at the moment I think, in the
> opposite direction.
>
> More and more sites now seem to be favouring cleaner designs with quite
> a lot of readable text on them.

I disagree. I think what we are seeing is more audience focused designs,
and the correct tools being used.

> Perhaps SEO is part of the reason, perhaps also people are reaching for
> the TV or the PlayStation instead if they want video or 3D and using the
> web more for information.

Could be, but I think we really are on the cusp of change for the way we
really use the WWW. Flat pages dated. I don't mean that everything is
going to become fancy and 3D :)

>> Web sites are about communicating. There is no one "official" way to
>> do this. Something delivered via the WWW can be in whatever form works
>> best for your audience. I wouldn't, for example, dream of advocating
>> Flash to replace Google.com - it's perfectly possible (for the most)
>> to do it, but it's the wrong medium / wrong tool for the job.
>
> Have you seen http://www.kartoo.com?

Yep.

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