Aguida;284240 Wrote: > In this respect it would not be very important whether artists or genres > are represented by pictures or just names as much as that it should be > easy and fast to include or exclude them in the filter. You're absolutely right; ease-of-use and seek-time are primary factors in a music-browsing interface. My explorations in using 3D visualisations are to understand what could enhance these factors (or at the very least not compromise them). If a traditional 2D list works best for certain views then that's fine, we could even decide that a MCE 2005 clone (screenshots 'here' (http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/mce-2005/mce-2005-main-menu-screen2.jpg) and 'here' (http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/mce-2005/mce-2005-my-music2.jpg) for those who haven't seen it) is all that's needed, but it's nice to explore alternatives. For what it's worth, I find the MCE album art browser difficult to work with via the MCE remote because it requires you to use navigation buttons on both axes. Personally I think any browsing interface should stick to one axis. I should mention that I'm a usability fanatic (certified, no less) and take things like affordance and time-on-task to heart.
Here's my take of the situation, based on my own experiences and the comments in this post so far:- - There is a potential space in the Squeezebox setup for a simplified UI focused on being easy to use (particularly for non-owners such as house guests) and non-destructive (e.g. cannot accidentally wipe out the current playlist). - There is a perceived demand for a "10ft UI", one that can be displayed on a TV and controlled via a remote control. Integration with Media Center would be nice. - A UI that has a certain "wow-factor" (i.e. impress-ya-friends) could be beneficial, especially with the emergence of highly stylised products such as 'Sooloos' (http://www.sooloos.com). I would love to hear what other people's opinions are on this, especially around the validity and demand for these requirements. -- simbo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ simbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11481 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45158 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
