2. Passive news
just text and video, nothing to interact with
Active news
Kids play their own journalist...
Not immersive
not a surrounding that captivates the kid
Immersive news
...where news 'happens' in world …
With little to no filters
Kids can’t filter the news.
News they care about
...can select what news they want to read...
With little to no social elements
Other than a (hardly visited) forum
Social news
...can make their own and share the news.

3. Avatar and
profile
- Users choose how
their reporter will look
and provide some
information about
themselves

4. Filtering by
category
- Users choose what
their reporter will
report on by applying
filters

5. My village:
profile page
- Village as metaphor
for the profile page
- Change profile/ avatar
- View other persons
villages
- View and edit
‘local newspaper’
- Contact, help and
info features

6. Navigating
stories
- Stories of selected
categories are
displayed using
different icons

7. Navigating
stories
- Stories of selected
categories are
displayed using
different icons
- Mouse-over/tapping
icons reveals headline,
social buttons and
rating

8. Navigating
stories
- Stories of selected
categories are
displayed using
different icons
- Mouse-over/tapping
icons reveals headline,
social buttons and
rating
- Clicking/tapping again
displays story

9. Navigating
stories
- Stories of selected
categories are
displayed using
different icons
- Mouse-over/tapping
icons reveals headline,
social buttons and
rating
- Clicking/tapping again
displays story
- Icon on map stays red
for navigational
purposes

10. Breaking
news...
- The reporter anounces
breaking news or a
new story

11. Breaking
news...
- The reporter anounces
breaking news or a
new story
- Clicking (tapping) will
navigate directly to the
new story

12. Breaking
news...
- The reporter anounces
breaking news or a
new story
- Clicking (tapping) will
navigate directly to the
new story
- All stories can be
shared and discussed
via the chat function

13. Adjusting
filters
- All the filters can be
adjusted (changed) in
every screen, as can
the zoom level

14. So, what does the ‘real’ reporter do?
...Translate interesting news to language kids
understand, in five simple steps...
1. write the headline
2. (un)check the breaking news indicator
3. choose relevant category codes (foreign, sports, etc)
4. give a location indicator
5. and click: done!

15. What comes next?
The mockup is ready; the look and feel is there...
- not bad for two days work!
...now we need to put it online...
- javascript galore
- should keep us busy for a week or two
...and fill it with content
- select and translate the news; fill the site with content
- a great job for an intern!

16. Questions?
Remarks?
What do you think?