Hi Durk, > Please note that I never said that we didn't *have* any major new > features. The major difference between previous years and this year was > that we didn't have *obvious* eye catchers. Every feature you mention is > really a great improvement, but they are not sufficiently salient to be > noticeable for the casual visitor who spends maybe 5 seconds looking at > our setup before deciding to stay any longer of keep moving.
> Not in the > sense of -lets say- an aerotowing demo, or a 10-screen computer. > > The features you mention are relevant for the visitor who is already > interested, but not sufficient as an eye-catcher. Sorry, I don't want to talk down on the great job you guys are doing in presenting all this, I'm just trying to understand what it is you consider an eye-catcher. I'm just a bit mystified that somehow a feature which dominated our screenshot contest doesn't count in this department... > Also, everything on Thorsten's lists is things that FS-X does, or has > done even for some time. Maybe not as good (but maybe better) as our > solutions, but again, that's no help for catching people's initial > attention. Well, yes and no - even if we're just catching up in graphics to what others do (which in many cases we probably do, judging by screenshot googling), isn't the fact that a scene no longer looks like 10 years behind what others do somehow relevant? It might not act so much as catch attention than to prevent immediate turn-aways... Cheers, * Thorsten ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Central: Instant, anywhere, Remote PC access and management. Stay in control, update software, and manage PCs from one command center Diagnose problems and improve visibility into emerging IT issues Automate, monitor and manage. Do more in less time with Central http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein12331_d2d _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
