Creating interactive products

Creating interactive products

1. designing interactive products

   • select software features
     • website
     • mobile phone apps
     • gaming platforms
     • presentation software
   • meeting the success criteria
     • consulting the clients brief
     • module quality
     • structure
     • good enough for the product to sell
   • different forms of navigation and design
     • mind maps
     • spider diagram
     • hand drawn models
     • mood boards
   • find and store your multimedia components
     • source components images
     • video
     • sound
     • animation
     • scripting
     • different file types
       • swf, html, sis, app, exe, xaml, xml, ppt
   • implications of legislation on the sources
     • copyright law
     • intellectual property rights
     • photo permissions and releases
     • find out if you are able to use different media, and who to contact for permission if needed
   • choose the right software
     • presentation authoring software
     • need to investigate different types to help choose the right one

2. create an interactive product containing multimedia components

   • techniques
     • alternative pathway
     • effects
     • user interaction
   • using templates
     • master slides
     • environments
   • navigation system
     • navigation bar
     • buttons
     • hyperlinks
     • mouse/keyboard controls
     • menus and drop down lists

3. Types of slides

   • video gallery slide
     • untimate fail videos
     • information videos
   • form
     • hire form
     • feedback form
     • request for information form
     • join newsletter form
   • product for sale/hire slide
     • must include; kayak, wetsuit and surfboards
     • could also include jet ski, pedlos, boogie boards, snorkeling equipment
     • information on products and prices for hire and sale
   • location slide
     • made up location of shop based on popular water sports in the uk
     • information on the location
     • places to take the equipment you hire/buy
   • introduction slide
     • where the shop is based
     • brief information about the shop and its history
     • opening times, email and number
   • products sale slide
     • latest uk products for sale