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Lego Star Wars Promo Site (cross-posted to the Website Index) []

 This is the promotion site for the newest Lego Star Wars video game. Its goal is to promote the game, and it does so using the same type of interface as the game itself. The visual design is very interactive and is in constant motion. While the interactive part of the site uses the middle section of the browser, it is anchored at the top by a stationary menu bar, and at the bottom by the logos of the various companies involved, as well as its rating. The colour scheme of the anchors adopts the traditional colours of Lego blocks, and they all adhere to the same basic block shape. The content is structured in an extremely interactive way. As the promotion site is a game, you have to navigate through the different planets of the Star Wars universe using the keyboard, where you collect coins to unlock various promotional content, and learn the plot behind the game. Using the arrow keys to move back and forth, jump, and using the spacebar to shoot, you travel through the different planets until you reach "unlocking stations" where you must enlist the help of another user to unlock the prize. You can use the Storm Trooper icon at the bottom to change your appearance and team, and it also doubles as a loading symbol, by providing a countdown to 100 when you are loading a new section. What is really interesting, is that there is more than one section of gameplay. If you click on any of the menu bars at the top, each one leads you to a separate set of levels, where you can unlock the content that you are most interested in. This website itself is quite innovative. It catches your attention for a good amount of time, drawing you into the game. The only bad thing is, I am not sure whether or not you can bypass the gameplay to get to the information itself.

Record Tripping: A illustrative, simple, and whimsical site. (cross-posted to the Website Index)  []

 This website is basically an interactive game that uses the scroll wheel on the mouse as the controller. The goal of the site is to entice the viewers into playing the game, and perhaps to provide a bit of a relaxer from their hectic workday. The site is very simple, as it uses one background colour that has the texture of wallpaper, with the game placed within a grey and brown picture frame on top. The viewer is instructed through a quick and easy to understand tutorial using only the space within the picture frame. It then turns you over to the game, where you can play through the various levels. The levels themselves are very whimsical in their content. In one, you are blowing seeds into flower pots, and in another you are controlling a rolling barrel - which in itself is a maze - trying to get a small silver marble out. What is interesting, is that as you play these games, you are using your mouse as a digital record scratcher, creating the various sounds. However, you do not need to have the sound on to play the game at all, as it is also quite interesting on mute. The simple layout of the site allows the content to take priority, and enhances the experience.