content on the Web

1999-12-22 Thread Jed Hartman
It's mostly not interactive; it's not necessarily long-form; and it's largely not 3D. On the other hand, it is here today, and it's popular, and a lot of money (and big-name talent) is being thrown at it. See http://www.usatoday.com/life/lds048.htm for an article about various companies

Re: content on the Web

1999-12-22 Thread Michael St. Hippolyte
Jed Hartman wrote: I've looked at some of the Flash cartoons out there, and so far I haven't been impressed -- the art mostly *looks* fine (though still nothing to write home about), but the stories are mostly just bad. Is that a natural consequence of Sturgeon's Law and/or growing pains of

Re: content on the Web

1999-12-22 Thread Jed Hartman
Michael wrote: Sturgeon's law? Is that Theodore Sturgeon, the sci fi writer? What does the law say? Yep, Theodore Sturgeon, who once said "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." At least, the Jargon File claims he said "crud"; I've always heard