FFR Flash Tutorial

[Charu]

So, I've been bored and I received an assignment in my Flash class to make an interactive interface of sorts for some type of product.

Lucky me, the professor didn't mind what product that may be.

So... I decided upon myself to make something for FFR, as well as do the assignment at the same time.

Result? Well... download for yourself.

It's very much a work in progress, but I think it has a bit of content and function in it now to release it here. Tell me what you think about this, and give me any errors I might've missed.

[FissionMailed1]

Re: FFR Flash Tutorial

Would be nice if there was some way to navigate back to the full circle spinner once an option was clicked. Also, the way menus open when transitioning from one to another doesn't feel very smooth. Furthermore, if one of the directional arrows is clicked too fast, the previous animation cancels before it completes and also doesn't feel very smooth.

[TC_Halogen]

Re: FFR Flash Tutorial

I will second what Fission said -- when it comes to a user interface, you want to make sure that there is a way to see everything (when possible). As shown prior to clicking a button, it is in fact possible to see everything.

This certainly is a great start, though.

[Charu]

Re: FFR Flash Tutorial

Wowzers, thanks for the input!

I intended once you clicked on a topic, there would essentially be no need to go back to the full area since it gives you a navigation wheel. I'll see what I can about that since both of you agree to it.

The reason why I have it set up the way is, in which if you click too fast and it "skips", is because I don't want you waiting for the animation to complete if you want to get to a topic that's, say 4 circles away. I'll look into a way to make the transitions less rough though.

Like I said, thanks for the input guys! Really appreciate it.

[TC_Halogen]

Re: FFR Flash Tutorial

Here's an idea I have -- have the bubble that's in the middle be the subject of whatever the text is on the right side.

This:


looks better than this:


EDIT: you could also eliminate transition issues by adding something that allows you to control the transparency of the text, rather than making a motion for the black box, which can get rigid with intense movement.

[Charu]

Re: FFR Flash Tutorial

Oh! Are you saying once you spin the wheel to the topic, it'll automatically open?

Sounds like a cool idea. But I wanted to give the users the ability, if they so chose, to select three different topics without spinning.

Or am I missing what you're suggesting? Dohoho

[TC_Halogen]

Re: FFR Flash Tutorial

Ah, I see. Well in that case, I'm not sure how that would work.

[Charu]

Re: FFR Flash Tutorial

Alright, another release, focusing more on the functionality, so no new content... really.

Made it so when you click on any button, the window pops up instantly.

Still trying to think on what to do with returning to the main circle menu though.

Here's the new version.