davidpaulrosser{blog}

Hi all!

It’s summer, I’ve just graduated and now I have some spare time whilst searching for a job to create the next version of dashboardX. I’m currently writing a design document for it. Here’s the feature list so far:

Features:

• Xbox Live player information (More information added)
• Customizable backgrounds
• Friends List (New)
• Recently played games with achievement information and tracking (More information added)
• Sleek dashboard interface (Still maintaining the feel of the 360′s)
• Possibly the ability to create your own themes?

Runtime:

• Desktop application / Adobe Air .air
• Web application / Flash .swf

Desktop version:

The desktop version would include all of those features. I’m thinking of an application size around 1000 pixels wide by 570 high. That way I can do more with the space. I was limited before by what I could display with the size of the first version.

Web version:

I was thinking of making the web version smaller with less features. The current gamercard’s available are essentially ‘signature’ size. So maybe matching their resolution but adding more features than the existing ones would make the web version more desirable for forums etc.

I’m open to all comments on this. I want to make this version more accessible than the first and hopefully more fun to use and interact with. Feel free to leave a comment, and il get back to you :)

*Please note I don’t have access to the full Xbox Live API so I wouldn’t be able to include functionality such as adding new friends/ messaging etc.