Paul Bradshaw Senior Lecturer, Online Journalism, Magazines and New Media, School of Media, Birmingham City University, UK (mediacourses.com) Blogger, Online Journalism Blog Interactivity

What is it?

Giving the user control

Time Space Input Output hardware software

Time Space Input Output hardware software Moblogging, UGC, CJ Blog, podcast, vlog, forum, chatroom, comments, live chats, wiki, YouTube, Flickr, MySpace, email Mobile phones, iPods, wifi laptop, RSS Hyperlinks, online video/audio, podcast, databases, Flash interactives, PDF papers, Sky+, RSS, Last.fm, mobile phone

interact

when?

££££

issue

running story

feature

explanation

map

choices

choices

choices

Non-linear

(from AndyDickinson.net)

multimedia

multimedia video

multimedia audio video

multimedia audio video slideshow

multimedia audio video text slideshow

multimedia audio video text slideshow quiz

multimedia audio video text slideshow quiz image map

multimedia audio video text slideshow quiz image map graphs

multimedia audio video text slideshow database quiz image map graphs

multimedia audio video text slideshow database quiz image map graphs links

multimedia audio video text slideshow database quiz image map graphs links animation

Flash

“ Show, demonstrate and engage” Use text to explain Use audio slideshows and video to show Use interactives to demonstrate and engage - Jonathon Dube, CyberJournalist.net

Use text to explain

Use audio slideshows and video to show

Use interactives to demonstrate and engage

- Jonathon Dube, CyberJournalist.net

…

Do something now You have been placed in a group. Discuss some big stories in your areas that might suit an interactive treatment Identify one or two and flesh it out. How might you think about: Audio slideshows Video (Hyper)text, related stories Games, quizzes, etc. Charts, data Aggregation, dynamic qualities (e.g. RSS)

You have been placed in a group. Discuss some big stories in your areas that might suit an interactive treatment

Identify one or two and flesh it out. How might you think about:

Audio slideshows

Video

(Hyper)text, related stories

Games, quizzes, etc.

Charts, data

Aggregation, dynamic qualities (e.g. RSS)

Do something now Individually, write a commissioning brief for a Flash designer to create an interactive for you. The best nine will be produced by members of [another module]

Individually, write a commissioning brief for a Flash designer to create an interactive for you.

The best nine will be produced by members of [another module]

Do something now Using the handbook on Flash, familiarise yourself with: The drawing tools Simple animation

Using the handbook on Flash, familiarise yourself with:

The drawing tools

Simple animation

Do something next Look at more examples of interactivity Meet as a group and storyboard your ideas for your interactive. You will need to pitch your idea to the rest of the class next week. Record your progress in your blog and link to it (or embed it if you can) Keep posting articles and blog entries!

Look at more examples of interactivity

Meet as a group and storyboard your ideas for your interactive. You will need to pitch your idea to the rest of the class next week.

Record your progress in your blog and link to it (or embed it if you can)

Keep posting articles and blog entries!

Paul Bradshaw Course Director, MA Online Journalism, School of Media, Birmingham City University, UK (mediacourses.com) Blogger, Online Journalism Blog [email_address]