I am quite excited about the progress that has been made for the site (dungeonz.com). I have taken the time to build a system that allows additional content to be added easily. The best part was that I had a great time writing the code, fixing the bugs and getting it to work in multiple browsers.
I’ve been learning quite a bit about HTML, ASP, PhotoShop, Script# and JavaScript while getting to travel back in time reading some of my old D&D books looking for interesting tables to publish.
Browsing the web looking for other examples has only served to give me confidence that I’m designing something useful, well, at least to me! I have received some validation from friends and family who also enjoy roleplaying games that the site is starting to shape up.
Honestly, while it feels good, I feel it still has a ways to go on the usability front. When I use the site on smaller displays (laptops, etc…), the site feels too big and sparse and I find myself wanting to have the information available in a dense format so I don’t have to do any scrolling.
Also, there are nuance features that I desire, like clearing the rolled list or the ability to mail the results easily to myself or perhaps have the site remember my rolls for me and provide a printable summary page.
Work, work, work! But, in a fun way.
Enough for now. I have work to do!
