Designing Interactive Digital Media

This new book shows how to design interactive programs in an age when digital technology makes just about anything possible. It examines the expanded capabilities of digital video for increasing interactivity and the design principles and interface guidelines needed to make this new digital technology deliver the required message or story. The latest delivery mechanisms are discussed, including the world wide web, CD-ROMs, DVD technology, interactive television, and virtual reality. Numerous examples and major case studies demonstrate the broad range of applications of interactive video, from entertainment and games to information and education. This is a hands-on, practical book covering the technology as well as the tools and practices of the trade of interactive design, including the creation of sight maps and flow charts, as well as the writing of design documents.

A companion CD-ROM shows numerous examples discussed in the text of all types of programs and their applications.