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Archive for January, 2009
VisualPin introduces next generation of interactive videos with geotags
VisualPin allows its users the ability to utilize geotagging by adding a google map alongside any video. Viewers can watch the map and video, or interact with the map to jump to certain areas of the video. This reminds me of Zach Wise’s interactive video, “Thirst in the Mojave.” Maybe VisualPin is the next best option for the non-programmers out there …
Multimedia Round Table | AP Child Trafficking package
I think the best way to excel at multimedia is to openly discuss multimedia packages, both to vocalize your impressions of the site, and to hear other opinions that you might not have otherwise thought about. I want more of you to discuss your thoughts on examples that I highlight, so I am beginning a section called “Multimedia Round Table.” I will introduce a multimedia package, and I would like to have a professional conversation about the site. What do you like? What do you not like? What could have been improved?
Shedroff’s “Information Interaction Design” an inspirational read
I just finished reading Nathan Shedroff’s “Information Interaction Design: A Unified Field Theory of Design,” and I am excited to share with you what I thought was a highly insightful article. “One of the most important skills for almost everyone to have in the next decade and beyond will be those that allow us to create valuable, compelling, and empowering information and experiences for others.” This couldn’t be more true for multimedia producers.
Toyota Why Not? Innovation Experience incorporates user input into interactive contest
First Chevron, then Shell, and now Toyota. The transportation industry has continually impressed me with their interactives focusing on renewable energy. By allowing users to contribute, vote and rate other users’ inputs, these sites add a great level of interactivity into these high-caliber multimedia sites.
Behind the scenes of The Columbus Dispatch’s “Death Perceptions”
The Columbus Dispatch producers Victor Black and Jeremy Lynch write a guest post detailing their latest project, Death Perceptions. In it, they describe how they parsed the data and integrated it into Flash with MySQL. “The project’s theme and design didn’t call for a lot of color, so we felt animation during the display of the query-results helped make otherwise static information more dynamic.”
2009 Inauguration coverage is superb across the board
As I watch the Inauguration coverage on TV, I am scanning multiple Websites to see how different news organizations are covering today’s events. I am thrilled with the innovation and creativity that went into a variety of multimedia packages. Here are three packages that I find particularly impressive …
Great multimedia training opportunities coming to UNC
Interested in becoming a Flash guru, or getting a comprehensive understanding of multimedia storytelling? SND’s multimedia workshop and UNC’s multimedia bootcamp are two great opportunities for you to fine-tune skills, or to get your feet wet if you are a newbie. The best part is that these awesome workshops are held in Chapel Hill, NC, so you can take me out for coffee while you’re here!
Innovative Interactivity now back up and running strong
Sorry for any confusion over the weekend while II was inaccessible. For a period of 48 hours the site was being repaired due to a silly mistake on my part. After freaking out (which didn’t help), drinking a beer or two (which probably made things worse) and getting help from amazing programmers, II is now back up and running. Although it wasn’t fun, I learned some great lessons to hopefully prevent this from happening again.
El Mundo plans ahead with launch of 2016 Olympics package
While the 2008 Chinese Olympics is still fresh on spectators’ minds, El Mundo is already thinking ahead … to 2016. Madrid, Spain is a contender for the 2016 Olympics, along with Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Doha, Qatar; Tokyo and Baku, Azerbaijan. In lieu of the announcement, El Mundo launched an interactive package detailing what this would mean for the capital.
Death Perceptions combines compelling storytelling with reinforcing data
If you haven’t had the chance to check out Interactive Narratives today, you might have missed The Columbus Dispatch’s latest project, titled “Death Perceptions.” Using videography, photography, graphics, databases and interactivity, this team certainly covered all of the bases in this ultimate multimedia package.
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