DAZ_Rand opened this issue on Dec 09, 2011 · 1133 posts
who3d posted Sun, 11 December 2011 at 5:34 AM
Quote - > Quote - Zip files, I can purchase 20 items, unzip them all with one right click (if I don't get into runtime sorting), and be off to play.
I remember when I was fresh out of college way back when, and got my first engineering job, one of my mentors was this old timer engineer. His favorite saying was "Keep it simple, stupid". While I'm aware that things can sometimes get into the extreme of too simple, in case of the installers (which are only getting more and more complicated) the erring is on the side of too much.
If DAZ has non-exclusive product, and it was shared with another store, which had the same thing, except in zip or simpler more time effective installers, I'd always get it fron the 'other store'
Oh we have ideas for simple. You should try our DAZ Studio Online.
"simple" has the very strong potential for two layers here.
The first and most obvious, since it's your point of view, is the user experience (especially in an ideal world) where many contend that zips are simpler than installers. In your case you seem to be hoping for a solution that is "simpler" for end-users than either.
The second is in the design of the solution. If the design of the "download and install" solution were to shift to a whole new paradigm, like the DRM-riddled steam and equivalents where it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain your content offline, and harder to identify, backup, and restore product then the design of that solution would not be simple IMHO.
As with everything, it's all about your point of view :)
How about a quick and easy link to "DAZ Studio Online"? :)
Ah. Found it:
I have to install something called "unity web player" in order to use/look at DAZ Studio Online. :(
To me, the attraction of an online app was just lost, as I may as well install DAZ Studio as install unity web player. The online version doesn't "simply work" like other online experiences I've had.