Assignment 1:WEEK 1

Week 1This assignment asks you to produce an interactive media product utilising graphics and sound.In the assignment you will produce learning outcomes for the following units.


U19:Digital Graphics for Interactive Media
U63:Sound in Interactive Media

This week you begin by selecting one brief from the selection below:

Brief 1

Mysterious HouseYou have been asked to develop an interactive graphic story based on creepy old house. Using sound and graphics you will create a mood of suspense and horror.
Buttons and rollover graphics can be used to progress the user through the story and trigger graphic changes, text, animation and sound.
The final interactive media product will be a SWF file published from Flash. This will be downloaded from a website.

Audience:  13 - 15

Brief 2

Alphabet Adventure

You need to produce an interactive flash presentation to be used in a junior school. Using graphics and sound you will present letters of the alphabet and words in a fun and exciting way.
Sound can be used to pronounce the letters and words made by the letters.
Buttons and rollover graphics can be used to progress through the presentation and trigger graphic images, text, animations and sound.
The final interactive media product will be a projector file on a CDROM published from Flash

Audience 6 - 8

Brief 3

Trafford College Campus Tour

You are required to develop an interactive tour of Trafford College Altrincham Campus. Using graphics and sound you will help the user explore the campus. Buttons, rollovers and interactive graphics can be used to trigger sound & animations.
Audience 16+

Final interactive media product will be a SWF on a Website.

Please add to your Blogger first post 

The next stage is to develop ideas for the graphics.you will need to do the following:

·      Explain why you selected the brief. What interested you in the brief?

·      Develop the story for the Mysterious house brief

·      Develop ideas . This might include, sketches, collecting visual reference, and links to websites.

·      Decide on the graphic style of your images. Will they be drawings, manipulated photographs etc

  You will also begin to develop ideas for sound assets.

Describe what sounds you might need for your interactive media product. Sounds are divided into specific groups. Define each sound group and list sounds that might be needed.Include examples from other media like films & games.

·      Ambient Sound

·      Spot sound effects

·      Dialogue

·      Music