I love Crash Media's stuff, but I find the fact it takes over your
Browser size infinitely more annoying than the pseudo 3d effect of
that site. I actually thought the site with it's easy option menus
really quite nice.
As for Jakob Nielsen, if he had his way the world would be a very
droll place...(would you want the web to all look like http://
www.useit.com/). His work towards an appreciation for accessibility
is respected but our world's full of so much more than numbers and
facts, why shouldn't the web be the same?!
Anyhow, as for the original question, a simplified concept of what's
going on there...
Say the distance from an item to the camera is reduced to a number
(for example 0 -1000), then you can use that number to effect the
scale of that object, creating the pseudo 3d 'vanishing towards the
horizon'.
Things you want to watch out for include:
- Scale your objects using an Exponential scaler (check out the
Easing ANimation Equations if you don't know them yet)
- The object should have a registration point the same as your
'vanishing point' on the horizon. (In most cases you'll be using
attachMovie to add your items, in which case another empty MovieClip
in between can help you create this off axis space)
- The amount your object is above or below the y axis will affect how
much the scale effects it's Y position, which is what will give you
the correct sense of depth. Leaving it on 0 will keep objects on one
axis (as if you're lying on the ground looking straight ahead)
- Remember to hide items above 1000 (that have gone behind the
camera) or less than 0 (otherwise they start appearing again flipped
round)
For some kind of example (I'm sure there's better about), you can
check out http://www.electricpavilion.org, click on 'Urban' or one of
the other words above the Flash to see a number of buildings appear
from the horizon. I can offer you examples of this code if it's
helpful. Email off list.
Hope this helps,
Dan
On 14 Aug 2006, at 23:56, eric dolecki wrote:
I prefer what CRASH!MEDIA has done with projects/timeline. It doesn't
consume the entire site, letting me feel like I am still in
control, not
navigating around in a mess of projects. Thats just me though.
On 8/14/06, Steven Sacks | BLITZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> sometimes it overwhelms the enjoyment of the information
You find it enjoyable to read about an ad agency's employees?
You're kidding, right? I mean, do you think that anyone would give a
crap about that site if it had standard navigation? Think outside
the
box, man!
:)
Dan Efergan
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