WOW!
This was incredible. Just one thing though, we don't KNOW the universe is 14,000,000,000 years old.
Reviews for "The Scale of the Universe"
Simple, yet immersive.
This is a fascinating flash animation. But there are many reasons as to why this is so.
Firstly, and of course most obviously, is the information and the images that are displayed within. It really makes you feel tiny in the universe - useless, futile. This in itself makes this piece a success, as that is what you, the creator, set out to achieve, and blimey did you achieve it. not only does it give every viewer a sense of perspective, but it is very well researched; I would put money on it that 99% of people who have viewed this could not honestly say they knew that every single thing featured in this existed - this shows that you also possess a high amount of knowledge of science and the universe, and for that, I respect your intelligence.
The drawing style really fits the piece well, too - you're not trying to attract viewers with some new age urban drawing concept, you're stating and displaying fact, and the drawings were very realistic and raw - just like nature - just like the true beauty of the universe.
Then we come to the interactive part of the presentation (I've chosen to refer to it as a presentation, as I personally believe that that is what it really is). This simple sliding dial, which zooms further in or out of the scale of the objects. Now not only do you deserve credit for your perfection of keeping the correlation of every single object's size throughout the dial (something that I studied thoroughly), but you also deserve acclaim for your choice of how the viewer controls this presentation. It is stationary unless the viewers decided to move it. This may seem simple to some, but that fact of the matter is you could have put everything in this into one big, slow tween and submit this as an animation, but you didn't. You gave the viewer the power to move it, essentially thrusting control of the universe into their hands. A very good technique for winning the viewer over by empowering them.
The fact of the matter is, I cannot think of one fault in the design, presentation or execution of this flash presentation. What you set out to achieve was achieved, and i feel overwhelmed every time I watch this. Congratulations.
Enigma0.
Cool
Very cool, love it
Great Effort!!
THis Tool is simply amazin'!
Keep that uppy!
Ahhh my head hurts
really good flash though and have to cheack it out agian