Caught in the Act

*laugh* Too true. Thanks for sharing.

I hope I'm more use to you-two than that!

It makes sense: she has to provide the concept, and you're supposed to make it happen. Elegantly. Whee.

What I think it should convey is ... a sense of wonder. The feeling of being in another world, or rather, a nexus from which many worlds can be reached. A glimpse of exotic colors and patterns, the murmur of alien voices. Something streamlined that beckons people to explore further.

You're on the right track with keeping it as simple as practical, I believe. It's more accessible that way; the fancy stuff tends to crash or to confuse people. The art and other content are spectacular enough that they don't need bells and whistles to dress them up. Just provide enough structure to make the navigation fluid.

And yes, I'm chatting when I should be working, but you're better company than my drunken wreck of a protagonist who is less voluble and coherent tonight than the last couple of nights.

Don't hide too much of it, just don't dump it all at once. The fractal or nested model is a good idea. First reveal the main categories of material, and then when somebody chooses one of those, a list of smaller categories should appear, and so forth. Massive things like the picture reel can go by themselves, though.

Make sure the really important stuff, like the picture reel and the marketplace, are easy and obvious to find.

It just occurred to me, I don't think you've archived any of your fiction onsite. You should have some older pieces that could be reprinted by now. Plus of course the pointer to "The Aphorisms of Kherishdar" site.