Hi Joe Great response - thanks for the informative advice.
There seems to be more sites being created in HTML5 ... any other recommended examples of HTML5 sites? On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Joseph Ortenzi <j...@joiz.com> wrote: > Although the base site is XHTML it uses HTML5 in the extra windows. (which > you can still manipulate BTW) > > As for wastefulness, it's effectively a music video, so think who their > audience is before answering that for yourself. > > The HTML 5 issue is the creation of the video feed in near real-time from a > google maps / streetview reference and play that with several other vids > simultaneously using HTML5 (as opposed to the current common Flash platform) > code. Also, the collision and mouse detection without Flash is also of > interest. > > It is an example of what can be expected from HTML 5 in the near future. > For cultural sites, there's a good reason to put HTML 5 on the table. Also > for example, kiosk experiences, where you get to control the platform. or > for mobile apps, where HTML5 can be a lighter drain on the processor. > > So, as with most questions, the "wastefulness" can be measured by assessing > the audience, purpose, goals, platform and strategy first. > > PS: it works in Safari as well. > > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:36 AM, Jason Arnold <jaon.arn...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Erickson, Kevin (DOE) >> <kevin.erick...@doe.virginia.gov> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I found an edgy “Chrome Only”, HTML5 development here, >> > http://www.chromeexperiments.com/, called The Wilderness Down and am >> > wondering if this wasteful, at this point in time, to develop an HTML5 >> site >> > like http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/? If it is, how long is your >> ETA >> > of when it will be the normal? >> >> Well, since that page is actually a doctype of XHTML 1.0 Transitional >> (not HTML5, although one could say it's HTML5 because it uses some >> HTML5 tags but it's clearly XHTML 1.0) and that it doesn't work I'd >> say it's wasteful. However, is it wasteful to create a working site >> in HTML5, depends on your audience and the type of content you need to >> implement. If it's a site like this one that suppose to be all rich >> interactive (aka using the canvas tag) and has to work in IE6/7/8 then >> it might be wasteful since you'd want to also create a flash version >> to replace the canvas tag for those versions of browsers that don't >> support the canvas tag yet. However, for all other tags in HTML5 you >> would be fine building a site with them today and not be wasteful. >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Jason Arnold >> http://www.jasonarnold.net >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> ******************************************************************* >> List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm >> Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm >> Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org >> ******************************************************************* >> >> > > > -- > ==================================== > This email is: [ ] bloggable [x] ask first [ ] private > ==================================== > Joseph Ortenzi > j...@joiz.com > j...@wheelyweb.com > +61 (0)434 047 804 > http://www.typingthevoid.com > http://twitter.com/wheelyweb > http://www.linkedin.com/in/jortenzi > Skype/Wave:wheelyweb > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org > ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
