James C. Ahlstrom said:
Yes, very slick. My daughter has an app where you click on doors to access parts of the program. Nice design.
[Greg Ward]
This is generally considered Bad Form by usability types. I think it boils down to this: the computer is not the real world, and trying to emulate the real world on the computer is cutesy but a dead end.
I once interviewed with a game designer (sports games - popular ones, too). He spent half an hour slamming MS's UI (his games run on Windows). Then he pulled up his latest (opening to a sports stadium) and said "Now here's a real UI". So I said "Show me how it works". The bozo ended up clicking on random things on the screen until something finally happened. no-no-the-beer-means-OK--the-bimbo-means-CANCEL-ly y'rs - Gordon