Flash Usability Test
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- PlanetGrafix
I hope that some of you could take a look at this site and give me some feedback on usability and design. Please take a look and let me know what you think. Is it easy to navigate ? Is loading time OK on dial-up ? Any other opinions/ suggestions/ criticism...
http://www.vmacracing.com/07/ind…
Thanks in advance
- ********0
I think it's pretty smooth and downloaded fast as hell.
- Mick0
Your "Next" buttons are a little confusing - it feels like Next will take me to the next page of the site. Perhaps the word "More" makes more sense. Either that or make sub-menus in each section rather than just pages of content.
- ********0
1.Intro is about 13 seconds - Looks good but for anyone who's returning to the sight, it will be painful to wait 13 seconds every time...
2.Loop is very intrusive - you have a 'stop sound' toggle, which is great, but I think the loop could be toned down a bit.Love the transitions, very smooth and fluid. Not too much animation, and what is animated really adds to the presentation of the product.
nice.
- PlanetGrafix0
Thanks to all who replied.
Anyone else ?
- fogle0
i agree about the intro; fine to watch the first time, but i am going to want a "skip intro" button next time.
i love your page transistions. very smooth and simple.
site loaded fast for me as well
PC, IE6, Cable.
- fogle0
planetgrafix, i wrote you.
- PlanetGrafix0
I have a problem with putting a "skip intro" button....I am using that 13 second lightweigth animation as a preloader. While you watch it, the rest of the heavy stuff (bitmaps) are loading. I am afraid that if I put a skip there, I would have to use a preloader bar instead - less interesting then the intro animation. The whole thing is only important on slow connections, but I don't have a way to test it, only simulate it in Flash.
- enobrev0
in that case, i'd recommend a lodaing bar on there somewhere to show that skipping wouldn't be helpful...
Alos, having to wait for the images to load in order to go to another section was a minor pain.
otherwise, i like.
- PlanetGrafix0
thanks all...
- chilaquil0
I'm using an old mac (a g3) on dial up, and the site still was quick enough. I must commend you on giving that aspect some thought as the site is not too processor intensive or fat.
I think your solution for the preloading of images is a good one, but it would be somewhat frustrating to see the intro everytime. Having said that, the site doesn't seem like the kind of site where people would need to go on a regular basis (like Google or something you'd visit daily). So it may not really matter that much.
As far as the "next" button, I would get rid of it. It seems redundant, since the top menu takes you to the same place. I at first thought that the "next" meant more text within that same section, but it turned out to take me to the next section instead. That was odd.
- PlanetGrafix0
Thanks for testing, I was curious about how the site performs on a Mac, especially on an older one...
I'll think about the Next button.