DEMMS4 2008

Assessed Exercise

Aims

To provide DEMS4 students with

• an opportunity to undertake multimedia design
• an opportunity to work with video and audio in a multimedia presentation
• an opportunity to reflect on the differences between conventional interactive applications and multimedia presentations.

Objectives

At the end of the exercise, students should be able to

• do the information, interaction and presentation design of a short multimedia presentation
• build an interactive presentation using the tools discussed in the class
• write a short comparison of multimedia presentation with other interactive presentations.

Full Description of Activities

Summary

Working in small groups (2-3) you will design, prototype and evaluate a short multimedia presentation on a home video data. The objective is to use some video data and create an interesting presentation which can be delivered in CD/DVD or on the Internet.

• Sample data (from a broadcast material) will be given which you can use as if it is home video data
• Alternatively you can use your own

Stages in the Exercise

Done as a group

1. decide on a theme and prepare some interface ideas
2. specify your requirements, in particular

· presentation aims

· intended audience

· any other constraints

1. become familiar with necessary tools & technology
2. carry out information, interaction and presentation design
3. produce a prototype
4. evaluate your prototype using one or more appropriate techniques
5. present your work to the class
6. write a short report (3-4 pages) setting out

· design goals (what you set out to achieve)

· design features related to your goals

· outcomes of your evaluation (evidence of the effectiveness, or otherwise, of your design

7. Hand in a CD (or reference to readable files), and paper documents where necessary, containing

• the prototype (either on the CD or in directories readable by the DEMMS staff)
• the report
• prototype design documents (task, information, interaction and presentation specifications; evaluation design)

Done as an individual

Write a short report (2-3 pages) that

• describes briefly what your group did
• describes your contribution to your group's work

Deadline

5pm Wednesday 12^th March (The day of last class for this term)

What you must submit

As a group: a CD containing your multimedia presentation plus your group report

As an individual: your individual report.

Assessment

The group hand-in will be worth 15 marks and the individual report will be worth 5 marks, making a total of 20% of the overall assessment for the module.

Exercise Coordinator

Joemon Jose Office: AW 208

Note - Do not spend more than 20hrs of individual time!