Project Update

I have finished my flash player and I'm really pleased with it. There were some hiccups along the way but overall it's come out well. The script for the player is very simple but because the player is aimed at a young age group. The pages are simple both to look at and to use. The instructions are clear and easy to understand. Both of these points are key when creating anything interactive for a young age group. Although I used simple action-script commands I did challenge myself as I find the whole scripting thing a mystery. It feels like I have achieved something and I am proud that I have now grasped action-scripting, even if it is only the basics.

I have received some peer feedback which has been good, unfortunately because I have chosen a young target audience it is difficult to find children to test the player. I have had two ten year olds test it who said it was very easy to use and all the instructions were easy to understand. They also said the text was ok to read and I was worried the text of the story may be too small.

I know for future that I need to plan out testing for my work just as much as I plan the rest of the project if not more. I would love to say that it had been tested on a range of 4 to 10 year olds and the feedback was all positive but this would not be truthful. On reflection it would have been easier to create a flash player aimed at a target audience of young adults and students as there is an abundance of this age group on a university campus. I now need to spend this week concentrating on writing my evaluation and preparing for my presentation next week.