I always err on the side of the user having full control of the experience. Also, autoplay wastes bandwidth ANY time the sound or video is unwanted. As Will's own experience tells us, it is often unwanted when it isn't expected. I've done accessibility testing with deaf users for whom sound is entirely a waste of time, and you should see their faces when a website takes a minute to load and they finally realize it's because of an unexpected sound file. Grrrrrrr.
My feelings are even stronger than Will's. I consider unwanted content a form of assault. When it comes unbidden by me, it is disturbing my peace and hogging bandwidth I might be using for something I DID choose to experience. Multitasking is not merely possible these days, it's increasingly likely, and we should be mindful of reducing possible conflicts among simultaneous tasks. Frankly, I have similar feelings about Flash and other dynamic content. If I want a fully immersive experience, I'll go to an IMAX movie. Keep that stuff off my desktop unless I ask for it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=33377 ________________________________________________________________ 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
