On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:50:11 -0400, Randy wrote: >I have a request from the client to auto-play a video on load for a given >page. The page contains the video prominently at the top and has significant >additional information below. Our internal discussion is that the user needs >to take an inventory of the content of the page and would miss the 1st part >of the video if it auto played. I also suspect that auto play on a page that >has additional content is an unexpected action. Conversely I believe if the >video were the only content on the page it would be OK to auto-play. >Opinions, strategy and rationale either way requested.
Randy, this is personal opinion - I've not done any research. I think that it might depend on the audience, and the purpose of the page -can you tell us more? In general though, if the user has clicked a link that implies 'watch video' it might be OK. If the video is core to the topic, it might be OK. If the other content on the page isn't related to the video, I wouldn't like it. I think it's an independent decision whether to start with the audio also. Some sites start the video so you see it, but you have to turn the sound on. Auto-playing sound when people don't expect it is usually not a good idea, as it can be disruptive in the environment of the user (office / background recording / blind user etc). * Nick Gassman - Usability and Standards Manager - http://ba.com * ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
