Olorin
07-25-2011, 19:54
Hello iAudiophiles,
I have been slowly developing a music UCI over the past year, getting bored then continuing months later.
My last attempts at a flash UCI was not a very glamourous one.
I created a circular gestures based UCI for the D2 and released it both on iAudiophile and Naver. Due to the insufficient feedback from iAudiophile forum though, I continued updates only on the Naver forums.
I do believe now though, that it would be very much possible for me to receive more constructive criticism from the iAudiophile community.
I now return with a UCI for the great J3.
Gestures
Circular gestures are now on a whole new level and so are my Flash design and programming skills.
What you will be able to experience in my UCI is what I call, a Dynamic-centre circular gesture system.
Try dragging the bottom right (Volume) and bottom left (Seek/Skip) button and drawing circles. I can guarantee that you will be impressed.
Album Art Turntable
Plasma UCI also incorporates a turntable type of displaying album arts.
The turntable-format is not only pretty, but also works as one would expect it to work.
You can scrub, seek by rotation (flick/turn), tap the left/right sides to skip, etc.
Your disc will also slowly turn to arrive at the exact position at which your music is being played.
Design
It's an interesting UCI which I have designed for optimal music listening purposes.
From bottom up, Plasma was designed for ease of use, implementing the circular gesture system to allow users to control their J3s without needing to look at the screen.
Optimisations to the key attractive features such as the turntable and circular gestures have been performed so many times that I cannot remember how often I have had to plug and unplug my J3 from my laptop.
Basic and commonly expected functionalities are not forgotten as well, such as hardware buttons and the classic drag-the-seeker feature.
The design is also unobtrusive, allowing for the different elements to blend in, giving a unified interface.
Why don't you give the UCI a spin?
http://cdn.swook.net/Plasma_Old/Screenshot.jpg
Download (Right Click - Save As) (http://cdn.swook.net/Plasma_Old/music.swf)
Installation
Download the swf file and move or copy into (J3 Drive)\System\Flash UI.
Usage
Top Left (Browser): Click to access browser.
Top Right (Main Menu): Click to access Main Menu.
Bottom Left (Next Music): Click to skip to next music. Drag out and draw circles to seek.
Bottom Right (Volume): Click to mute/unmute. Drag out and draw circles to change volume.
Album Core: Click to play/pause current music.
Album Disc: Click left/right half to skip to previous/next music. Drag to seek.
Seeker bar (Red for elapsed content): Click and/or drag to seek.
Some features which have yet to be added.
Cover Flow
Scrolling Titles
Custom wallpapers
Sub-menus for settings control
Top bar for display of current state of the player
Disclaimer: This UCI is still in development at a very slow speed due to the author's day-time job. While it is perfectly fine to use the UCI for day-to-day usage, it is recommended that you install the UCI as picture.swf or radio.swf to allow the usage of a more full-featured UCI in case of frustrations. The author has no responsibility for any discomforts or displeasures although constructive (and non-aggressive) criticism is always welcome. The main purpose of this 'release' is to gain interest and motivation. Please do not criticise the incompleteness just yet.
I have been slowly developing a music UCI over the past year, getting bored then continuing months later.
My last attempts at a flash UCI was not a very glamourous one.
I created a circular gestures based UCI for the D2 and released it both on iAudiophile and Naver. Due to the insufficient feedback from iAudiophile forum though, I continued updates only on the Naver forums.
I do believe now though, that it would be very much possible for me to receive more constructive criticism from the iAudiophile community.
I now return with a UCI for the great J3.
Gestures
Circular gestures are now on a whole new level and so are my Flash design and programming skills.
What you will be able to experience in my UCI is what I call, a Dynamic-centre circular gesture system.
Try dragging the bottom right (Volume) and bottom left (Seek/Skip) button and drawing circles. I can guarantee that you will be impressed.
Album Art Turntable
Plasma UCI also incorporates a turntable type of displaying album arts.
The turntable-format is not only pretty, but also works as one would expect it to work.
You can scrub, seek by rotation (flick/turn), tap the left/right sides to skip, etc.
Your disc will also slowly turn to arrive at the exact position at which your music is being played.
Design
It's an interesting UCI which I have designed for optimal music listening purposes.
From bottom up, Plasma was designed for ease of use, implementing the circular gesture system to allow users to control their J3s without needing to look at the screen.
Optimisations to the key attractive features such as the turntable and circular gestures have been performed so many times that I cannot remember how often I have had to plug and unplug my J3 from my laptop.
Basic and commonly expected functionalities are not forgotten as well, such as hardware buttons and the classic drag-the-seeker feature.
The design is also unobtrusive, allowing for the different elements to blend in, giving a unified interface.
Why don't you give the UCI a spin?
http://cdn.swook.net/Plasma_Old/Screenshot.jpg
Download (Right Click - Save As) (http://cdn.swook.net/Plasma_Old/music.swf)
Installation
Download the swf file and move or copy into (J3 Drive)\System\Flash UI.
Usage
Top Left (Browser): Click to access browser.
Top Right (Main Menu): Click to access Main Menu.
Bottom Left (Next Music): Click to skip to next music. Drag out and draw circles to seek.
Bottom Right (Volume): Click to mute/unmute. Drag out and draw circles to change volume.
Album Core: Click to play/pause current music.
Album Disc: Click left/right half to skip to previous/next music. Drag to seek.
Seeker bar (Red for elapsed content): Click and/or drag to seek.
Some features which have yet to be added.
Cover Flow
Scrolling Titles
Custom wallpapers
Sub-menus for settings control
Top bar for display of current state of the player
Disclaimer: This UCI is still in development at a very slow speed due to the author's day-time job. While it is perfectly fine to use the UCI for day-to-day usage, it is recommended that you install the UCI as picture.swf or radio.swf to allow the usage of a more full-featured UCI in case of frustrations. The author has no responsibility for any discomforts or displeasures although constructive (and non-aggressive) criticism is always welcome. The main purpose of this 'release' is to gain interest and motivation. Please do not criticise the incompleteness just yet.