Comments on: Linden Lab Launches Big Spaceship Web Design, Invisible Pods and All http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/12/16/linden-lab-big-spaceship-web-design/ Virtual worlds and creativity, business, collaboration, and identity. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: M Linden http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/12/16/linden-lab-big-spaceship-web-design/comment-page-1/#comment-23911 M Linden Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:48:47 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1096#comment-23911 You make some excellent points Dusan. Flash loading times are certainly a concern and we are being thoughtful about how and where we use it. Many of our residents are already logged in when they visit www.secondlife.com so they bypass the homepage entirely and those deeper pages will not be Flash heavy, so existing users shouldn't be inconvenienced. The purpose of the home page is to introduce potential new users to the wonders of Second Life which cannot be expressed with a 2D static image. There is so much that we want to show people about what exists inside this wondrous world! If you imagine this as the first part of a rich and immersive new user experience based on the concepts of a wide variety of pathways (verbs), you can start to see where we might be going with the first hour experience. This is one of many things we are working on to make the experience better for new and existing residents alike. There is more ahead. Thank you! You make some excellent points Dusan. Flash loading times are certainly a concern and we are being thoughtful about how and where we use it.
Many of our residents are already logged in when they visit http://www.secondlife.com so they bypass the homepage entirely and those deeper pages will not be Flash heavy, so existing users shouldn’t be inconvenienced. The purpose of the home page is to introduce potential new users to the wonders of Second Life which cannot be expressed with a 2D static image. There is so much that we want to show people about what exists inside this wondrous world! If you imagine this as the first part of a rich and immersive new user experience based on the concepts of a wide variety of pathways (verbs), you can start to see where we might be going with the first hour experience.

This is one of many things we are working on to make the experience better for new and existing residents alike. There is more ahead. Thank you!

]]> By: Katt Linden http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/12/16/linden-lab-big-spaceship-web-design/comment-page-1/#comment-23836 Katt Linden Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:48:10 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1096#comment-23836 I've posted (on the blog) a screenshot of the new design we're testing! Thanks! I’ve posted (on the blog) a screenshot of the new design we’re testing! Thanks!

]]> By: princess http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/12/16/linden-lab-big-spaceship-web-design/comment-page-1/#comment-23810 princess Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:19:51 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1096#comment-23810 It is a fact that Flash is really cool for getting rich media content but also requires a huge loading time. That it is why, I personally do not prefer. Moreover it is not so SEO friendly solution. However Google can index Flash pages include the proper xml file. Hope they will not put a huge flash movie onto the intro page. In my opinion the size of index page must be below 100k. I am really awaiting the new site but haven't seen a pixel of it so far. :) It is a fact that Flash is really cool for getting rich media content but also requires a huge loading time. That it is why, I personally do not prefer. Moreover it is not so SEO friendly solution. However Google can index Flash pages include the proper xml file. Hope they will not put a huge flash movie onto the intro page. In my opinion the size of index page must be below 100k. I am really awaiting the new site but haven’t seen a pixel of it so far. :)

]]> By: Eris http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/12/16/linden-lab-big-spaceship-web-design/comment-page-1/#comment-23804 Eris Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:36:06 +0000 http://dusanwriter.com/?p=1096#comment-23804 Skip Intro.... Skip Intro….

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