Just because it seemed to created some misunderstanding.
The post was intended to focus on the _design_ aspect of
end-user-experiences. The stuff that we do with Flex.
yours
Martin.
On 11/02/2012 01:00, Martin Heidegger wrote:
Dear List,
it can be hard to find a vision for the next version of Flex.
Developers like us like discussions about technical details and they
are boring.
I think that is not enough! I think we need something that inspires us
to create something new - something that makes us believe that the
things created with Apache Flex are awesome.
We can make awesome things!
I propose following: Lets ask everyone who listens for user experience
concepts - full or partial. Things that they could see Flex is going
to so the PPMC get a better feeling how awesome they could be.
The proposals should be split in a few categories:
*) _HTML/JS compatible:_ To compile mxmlc/AS3 -> html/js the concept
has to work within the restrictions of HTML/JS with a optional royal
look and feel when being built for Flash without breaking the system.
*) _Flash super-powered:_ Systems that leverage the power of the
current version of the Flash Player without thinking for a second
about HTML: Stage 3D / HD videos / JPEG XR / Slick custom fonts /
Pixelbender effects / (generated audio) / ...
*) _Touch centric:_ Focussing on the fingers:
Swipe/Zoom/Rotate/Expand/Swoosh/... These concepts don't need to care
about a mouse or keyboard.
*) _Fully portable:_ Interfaces flexible enough to be represented in
the style of various Operation systems without neglecting our need for
style. Awesome on Mac/iOS/Windows/Android with few adaptations.
Some rule-of-thumbs I can think of:
* Responsiveness is key: The more stuff that has to run at a time
the less likely it will rock.
* All assets should be open-source: Don't build on royal fonts or
imagery.
What would you think of such a request? Is that something that the
PPMC think is useful? Should we rock that?
Note: The various concepts should be presented in the Wiki.
yours
Martin.
