Powered by Detroit
April 9th-10th
Hyatt Regency Dearborn. Dearborn, MI.

Flash - Usability

Usability Challenges in Flash Application Development

Complicated and unintuitive design has seen Flash painted as the "bad guy" in the web development community. Much time and effort has been dedicated to discuss the many aspects that make Macromedia's Flash technology so loved by some and at the same time hated by others. During this session, we will explore the territories of how usable interface solutions can work together in harmony with innovative and intuitive design to deliver better user experiences with Flash.

Powered by Detroit Conference is designed to promote the use of Flash and ColdFusion together as the dynamic medium for the future of the internet. From beginners, to professional designers, to marketing professionals looking for creative new ideas, you won't want to miss this event! Attendees will hear presentations from expert speakers and have an opportunity to be a part of the Flash and ColdFusion community.

Presentation Notes: usability.zip (4.94 Mb)

Resources

ISO 9241-11 1998 (Usability defined)
http://www.iso.org/

Jakob Nielsen: Flash 99% Bad (October 2000)
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20001029.html

Flash Usability Report, Nielsen Norman Group
http://www.nngroup.com/reports/flash/

The Effects of Line Length on Online Reading Performance
http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/42/text_length.htm

Macromedia Flash Player Version Penetration
http://www.macromedia.com/software/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html

Archived Macromedia Flash Player minor versions available for testing
http://www.macromedia.com/go/tn_18934

Flash detection kit
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/download/detection_kit/

Colin Moock's Flash Player Inspector
http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/detection/moockfpi

Macromedia Flash Remoting
http://www.macromedia.com/go/flashremoting/

sIFR (Scalable Inman Flash Replacement)
http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2005/02/sifr-2.0-release-candidate-4
http://wiki.novemberborn.net/sifr/show/HomePage

SEFFS (Search Engine Friendly Flash Site)
http://codeazur.com.br/stuff/fugsp/

Section 508
http://www.section508.gov/

Macromedia Accessibility Center
http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility/

Macromedia Usability Topic Center
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/topics/usability.html

Bob Regan's List of Accessible Flash
http://www.markme.com/accessibility/archives/007350.cfm

Methods for Designing Usable Websites
http://www.usability.gov/methods/usability_testing.html