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Critique to QuickTime 4.0 player Very old QuickTime player version (1999) Completely redesigned user interface which suffers a number of design pitfalls. Example of errors in a company famous for its careful design. Opportunity to apply our


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Critique to QuickTime 4.0 player

Very old QuickTime player version (1999) Completely redesigned user interface which suffers a number of design pitfalls. Example of errors in a company famous for its careful design. Opportunity to apply our recently learned principle designs.

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Look

Interface designed so that it "looks like" a physical consumer product. Users will more readily be able to transfer their knowledge of real-world objects to the software (metaphor).

Windows interface

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Limitations of the physical device

A thumbwheel is designed to be

  • perated by a thumb, not a

mouse. The user can click the player just about anywhere near the thumbwheel and drag the mouse to control the volume. There is no visual indication that this is possible.

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Limitations of the physical device

Player as it appears using the default size of the movie window for one selected movie. Appears as though it might fit very comfortably in one's hand, results in a waste of screen space.

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Colors

Brushed-metal appearance with dark gray controls. All of the controls appear to be unavailable.

after loading a movie before loading a movie

Aspect of the Play button after it has been clicked and released, that is, while a movie is playing

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Colors

Certain controls have the exact same visual characteristics as incidental graphics. controls not a control The lack of contrast in the player controls will necessarily mean that many older users will be unable to discern the symbols.

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Again the metaphor

The extent to which the drawer can "open" is a function of where the player is located in relation to the bottom of the screen. The number of favorite movies is

  • limited. No titles, tool tips...

All sound files will be assigned the same image. Often the first frame of a movie is a black screen.

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Again the metaphor

What's the control that looks like a shirt button ? No tool tip. Advanced controls on top of favorites drawer.