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[JokeR]

Please check out this site ...

NetPerformance.de (http://www.NetPerformance.de)



JokeR :D

[snapple]

JokeR,

Well, what can i say..........am i worthy of a reply ?

I know its not much help to say "great site" - but really it is. I find that many flash designers try to set an atmosphere, but very often fail, because of too much of one effect, i.e. too much sound subtracts from the graphic element...but you have managed to strike a perfect balance, really worked.

No, mega long intro's, or annoyingly complex 'in your face' animation, all very well organised and balanced. Loading times we good 3-4 seconds.

Usability was exellent, menu was always in sight for me to get back to where ever it was i felt most 'safe' on the site.

Obviously you want to people to experience the intro, but i consider it i kinda necessary to have a 'skip intro button' - although i know it can be hard, especialy when you have a 'minimalist' effect like yours.

not, usually a fan of custom cursors, but thats nice and simple, although with all the pop up windows it can be a little confusing switching cursors, but not too bad.

I would have centered the splash page, could make bit more use of the window you've created instead of so many pop ups.

Overall, loved the site, music and sound f/x were spot on. Really LOVE the site

Thanks for the experience, hope the comments were of some use to you,

Snapple :)

[ai_falcon]

Very Very nice site. What really got my attention was the cursor! It was Really nice. If you are willing to tell me how you made the cursor it would be greatly appriciated!!! (You might want to change the font you use, its kind of hard to read becuase it it bold)
:)

[JokeR]

@Snapple:

Thanks for your comment, I´m glad that you like my Work.
The Skipbutton is placed on the movie... you have just to klick on it..
You´re right with the popup screen,.. I´d like to change it, but i´m to lazy :D

JokeR

[Zealot]

nice work !!!!! :p

[red penguin]

This some kinda sick joke? I got a pop-up, and then clicked onthe "cloudy sky"...Then a black screen, which I could click and click and click and click till I was blue in the face all the while shaking the window...Then it just sat there. I closed it, and retried, this time only clicking once and waiting. Nada. Zero. Zilch. Zippo.

Twice is enough. Didn't get to see a damn thing.

[momentus]

Pretty nice. Well put together methinks.

Things I noticed that I think could be improved (in order as I go through the site)

1. Didn't see a skip intro button, I know if I click it skips but it's not intuitive. The intro is nice my the way. One of the nicer ones I've seen. The text sometimes gets hard to read, especially when on some of the 'dark' clouds. Black on dark grey doesn't do much for my eyes.

2. Maybe have a default something in the content box. Anything will do really, it just struck me as odd that I had to click to launch the intro, then click to skip it, then click again to see some content.

3. It really could be my speakers, but some of the audio on the links sounded like it was clipping a little, especially the one in the middle: I think it says works, but it's hard to tell.

4. The type in the main content window is really hard to read. I'm unsure if it's because it's bold, black, and on a dark background or if it's the lines in the background making me squint. Either way, it's hard to read.

5. Mouse cursor is fun :)

6. Wallpapers are super nice.

7. Navigation in wallpapers section could be more functional.

8. The 'ON' button in bottom right has only a hit state of the text itself. Kind of hard to hit.

9. Definitely has a 'mood' about it. Not quite claustrophic or paranoid, but it makes me feel like the kid who just knows when his feet hang over his bed the monster under the bed is going to get him. The mood is well established and developed. Nice work.

10. Don't forget some people will not have audio for some reason and may not be able to hear the audio prompt on the buttons.

For the most part I really enjoyed the site and respect your work. Well done.

momentus.

[pinkaboo]

Splash page is terrible - can't read it, doesn't make me want to enter, attrocious typeface. All squished it into the corner I wasn't impressed.

Got totally bored with the clouds intro, sorry.

OK, once in...

Music worked really well, varied and interactive. Nicely done.

Vocal mouseovers - I kept expecting someone (something?!) to frag me!

Found it difficult to distingush any of your text. Site was just way too dark, actually, no dark isn't a bad thing, but lack of contrast is.

Design, I wasn't too sold visually but it's a well soldered site with lots of really nice touches. Technically accomplished.

Interesting, but I wouldn't necessarily go back, not enough stuff to hold my attention.

Agree with momentus' comment regarding sticking something in that content box upon arrival.

Nice ;)

[pinkaboo]

hey! and where is the lovely AS.org in your links section?!

;)

[JokeR]

:D

[Abelius]

Grading it:

Excellent:
Interface
Sounds and music
The Intro.

Bad:
Lack of content, except the intro.
Blue as background for Chinese font. Not the best choice.

[JokeR]

thank you very much for your opinion ..!! :p

@momentus:

1 : ... i should really arrange a skip-button.
2 : ... it appears to me that there is a bug in actionscript .. ! because not all users have this problem.. i´ll try to fix it.
3 : this clipping in my audio i´ve never mentioned before. i do not know if it´s a fault or not !
4 : i can not say something to nr. 4 because it is new for me that one can not read the text ..
5-10 : ok .. :D

@pinkaboo:

refering to darkness and contrast:
the fault was that i´ve used a wrong monitor calibration during the development of my page and wallpapers :mad:

i´ll make a comment for my content box...


bye.. JokeR :)

[momentus]

Regarding the 'clipping' in the audio: I did some tests with my audio system and must confess there's something buggered about it, so there may very well be no clipping on a not-broken system. My apologies.

momentus

[Flashfreak]

veeery nice site !

[Vitaly]

What's the trick with the mouse?
Did you draw all wallpapers in Photoshop?
It's a pity there's not much to look around ("lack of content" was mentioned already)
What do the hieroglyphs mean? Do they mean anything?
Though I understand the nature of all fx I wish I could make such beauties myself.
Well done
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