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Providing HTML and Flash versions of same site … worthwhile or waste of time?
During my User Interface Design course today, we discussed the site “Museumsinsel Berlin,” which used 3D models, graphics, and interactivity to depict the changes to this famous collection of German museums. While the interactivity is comparable to other online infographics, our attention was drawn to the navigational option to switch views back and forth between an HTML and Flash version. I’m impressed that they duplicated their bilingual content, but I’m not sure it was worthwhile …
New York Times uses 3D animation to recreate Taliban kidnapping
I finally got the chance to watch the entire “Held by the Taliban” series by the New York Times, and I especially enjoyed the 3D animation recreating their escape in the last installment. Now that the entire series has been rolled out, take 10 minutes to watch the six brief videos. This is an excellent example of how to successfully recreate past events using maps, stock photos and video, and 3D animation.
Advice from Alberto Cairo on animated infographics
In my quest to read everything related to multimedia and interactivity in preparation for my master’s thesis, I came across this excellent Q&A with UNC assistant professor Alberto Cairo titled, “Animated infographics and online storytelling: Words from the wise.” Although this interview was initially published in the Online Journalism Review in 2007, arguably all of his statements still hold true today. If you missed this article, make sure to read it now to get some great infographics inspiration from one of the best in the field.
Post’s onBeing 2.0 and Times’ [LENS] blog launched
While I was away, two exciting projects launched: Washington Post updated their onBeing series with a new 3-D interface, and the New York Times introduced [LENS], a photojournalism and multimedia blog with horizontal scrolling. Both of them caught my eye initially because of their innovative interfaces, but held my interest because they will provide top-notch multimedia content from a variety of sources.
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.
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.
Top notch 3D in Abu Dhabi multimedia
Innovative Interactivity is truly going global. My sister lives in Abu Dhabi and is working with engineering giant CH2M HILL to build the first zero carbon, zero waste city powered entirely by renewable energy sources. After learning about the project, I was fascinated with their amazing 3D and motion graphic work showcased in their promotional videos. If you like graphics and design, you’ll love this.
SportFlashback excels in 3D sports interactives
SportFlashback, a company that builds 3D interactive sports visualizations, was hired by The New York Times to produce 16 animations of the 2008 NFL season. Displayed as a step infographic, these simulations take it one step further by using multiple camera angles and 3D to give users a never-before-seen view of the plays.
Cooliris plugin introduces an entirely new way to surf the Web
I stumbled across a great new Firefox plugin today called Cooliris. It definitely has the “WOW” effect. Developers can utilize it as a stand-along application, or web users can download the plugin to surf sites like Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and more in an interactive, exploratory manner. For instance, instead of looking at the boring layout of Flickr, imagine flying around the images on a 3D wall. Intriguing, huh?
Roanoke.com launches a virtual museum for the opening of the Taubman Museum of Art
Roanoke.com launched a virtual, interactive museum in time for the opening of Roanoke’s new art museum, the Taubman Museum of Art. With ten features spread throughout three rooms, including a theater, this interactive allows users to be both informed and entertained as they explore around this virtual building.
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