In fact it made my day.

really this is an simple & very strong concept, I really liked this but I have a suggestion, why not you make letter A of ace in Adobe style letter A?
It may be more effective.

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I'm guessing this is to showcase Flash capabilities, and to that end, it's quite good. But the sliding bar at the bottom doesn't seem to have much purpose and - unless I didn't stick around long enough - it seems to end with the focus being on the castle entrance, but no other indicator that the "presentation" is done. Am I missing something? Did I not hang around long enough? It just seems that without any explanation of what is expected from the viewer, it's not clear if there is a more interactive intent. I love good design, but if it doesn't fulfill a purpose, I guess ... I don't know ... I guess I just don't get it.

I'm guessing the bar at the bottom shows a way in which you can control imported animations on Flash such as this one (I'm guessing After Effects here)...The cool fact is that it doesn't just stop the animation at a random point, but it 'softly' goes to a key point in the animation, when you stop the bottom bar at any point...Almost like the animation was still going and breathing, just waiting for you

The Ad Mad

I think what The Ad Mad says kind of reinforces my point. If someone like you (Ad Mad) doesn't really know what part of the interface does, but rather what a part of the functionality _seems_ to do, then does it really count as good design?

Well, in the end Adobe's gonna do what it's gonna do. I thought it was very creative and interesting. I do agree however, that design without a purpose is...well, confusing. But, I do enjoy entertainment. I liken it to stupid movies that I still laugh at or am entertained by. It's worth the few minutes to watch.

Entertaining movie, although I do agree with the others about the sliding bar on the bottom.

I wonder why they chose the Ace of Spades? Although deemed the highest playing card, it also has the connotation of being the "death card." I would of maybe used the Ace of Hearts just to have a Red A on the card hinting on the logo and heart signifying brand loyalty or fans. Am I thinking too deep on this? lol.

It looked good and ran smoothly.. but what did they mean by "Take as much as you want"? I was literally looking for stuff