Interactive Media

Know about the elements of interactive media production.

Platforms; handheld, desktop, interactive TV, gaming platforms

Features – links, multimedia, levels, hit counters

Audience – age, interest, income, gender

Source – magazines, internet, books, social media

Techniques – sound editing, animation, video/image editing/manipulation

Process – storyboards, flow charts

Assessment Criteria

• 1.1

  Describe the different platforms, features and assets that can be used in the development of an interactive media product.

• 1.2

  Describe how the elements can be used to meet the needs of the intended user.

Be able to prepare assets to author an interactive media product to meet a design brief.

Assets:

• scanned,
• photographs,
• edited audio,
• edited video,
• image manipulation,
• 3D

Edit:

• image resolution
• file size,
• quality of images/assets,
• frame size,
• audio files,
• animations,
• video,
• crop,
• contrast,
• brightness,
• filters,
• resize,
• compression.

Assessment Criteria

• 2.1

  Source appropriate assets to be used in the interactive media product to meet a design brief.

• 2.2

  Use appropriate editing techniques to prepare assets for use in the interactive media product.

Be able to author an interactive media product to meet a design brief.

Media authoring:

• video editing
• app,
• animation,
• website authoring,
• audio effects
• transitions
• sound creation

Exporting:

• file size
• rendering
• optimisation
• viewed in different formats
• publishing

Testing:

• test plans,
• user testing,
• problem solving

Assessment Criteria

• 3.1

  Use different techniques to develop an interactive media product to meet a design brief.

• 3.2

  Use suitable methods to test the interactive media product to meet a design brief.

• 3.3

  Export and publish an interactive media product in a suitable format.