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The game and its relative merits vs. age notwithstanding, this is a really cool website. It packed quite a lot of text/information into one page, and more impor
by jonnathanson 15y ago
The game and its relative merits vs. age notwithstanding, this is a really cool website. It packed quite a lot of text/information into one page, and more important, it got me to read every single line. I was not bored in reading the text wall; I was actually excited about it. The site turned reading into a game -- which is thematically appropriate to its message, not to mention simply fun.
There's a great lesson in product-launch website design here. (Again, putting aside the fact that NetHack isn't exactly "launching" these days). This lesson would seem to dovetail nicely with the "Bury Your Sign-Up Button" article linked the other day.
- britta 15y agoThere are many interesting and thoughtful aspects of this design, but I found the fading effects and low-text-contrast parts distracting. Just something to consider if you're taking inspiration from it.
- jonnathanson 15y agoI think that's a fair critique. It's not a perfect execution, and there are some distractions in it. I still think, however, that the user experience is novel and interesting, and that it has a great thematic consonance with the subject matter. If I were launching an e-book, for instance, I might use something like this page as a demo of sorts.
- cjoh 15y agoIt's not just the design -- the writing is quite good, too.