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UNC launches latest multimedia project, “Living Galapagos”
UNC professor Pat Davison unveiled his latest multimedia project today called “Living Galapagos.” Coined as the “first in-depth multimedia project to examine the impact of humans in the Galapagos Islands,” this Flash-based project is definitely a sight to see. Davison traveled with 21 students and four coaches to document the stories, people, places and facts of the islands.
There was a screening of the site on UNC’s campus today where students, professors and community members gathered to learn more about this project. Unfortunately I couldn’t attend because I was at a talk by Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, but you (and I) are in luck because I was informed that the Galapagos event was live-blogged. Blogger Andy Morrissey wrote that, “The site is also available in Spanish, and it will automatically detect the connection speed of users who view it. A low-band-width version was developed so that people in the Galapagos could see the project.”
In checking out the site, I appreciated the elegant design, user-friendly interface, and high-quality content. I wish there was a main navigation list with story titles in addition to the map interface. But, it was great to see an index of stories appear inside the video player once a story finished, allowing me to easily jump to the next.
The content is endless: 30 graphics in the “facts” section, 18 multimedia pieces in the “stories” section, 11 audio panos in the “people” section, and 41 panos, photo galleries, stills, timelapses, and more in the “places” section. Point being, it might be smart and wait to experience this Website over the weekend so you don’t get in trouble at work!
I have mentioned to Pat the need for deep links so students can promote their individual pieces in addition to the entire site. Hopefully he can integrate that functionality into an already amazing site to make it even more usable for everyone involved.
Stay tuned next week for a “Behind the scenes” look at how Pat organized and launched a site of this size and caliber … and how you can too!
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Its gud news to hear..Hope it will be useful to all.
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The Galapagos Islands are the most incredible living museum of evolutionary changes, with a huge variety of exotic species (birds, land animals, plants) and landscapes not seen anywhere else.
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