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COM 205 Multimedia Applications

COM 205 Multimedia Applications . St. Joseph’s College Fall 2004. Chapter 3. Multimedia Skills and Training. Skills and Background . 1. What are some of the skills needed to develop good multimedia ? 2. What is the responsibility of each member of the software team?

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COM 205 Multimedia Applications

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  1. COM 205Multimedia Applications St. Joseph’s College Fall 2004

  2. Chapter 3 Multimedia Skills and Training

  3. Skills and Background • 1. What are some of the skills needed to develop good multimedia ? • 2. What is the responsibility of each member of the software team? • 3. What background/training/skill is required of each?

  4. Multimedia Development Team • Project Manager • Multimedia Designer • Interface Designer • Writers • Video Specialist • Audio Specialist • Multimedia Programmer • Multimedia Producer for the Web

  5. Project Manager • Responsibilities • Overall project • Day to day operations and budget • Put together good core team • Maintain the “big picture” – the vision • Background/skills • Understand hardware & software • Communication skills • Good “people” skills- a good listener

  6. Multimedia Designer • Responsibilties: • Overall content and structure • Prepares blueprint for project: content, media, interaction • Sometime overlaps with Interface Designer • Coordinates team • A) Graphic Designers • B) Instructional Designers • C) Information Designers

  7. Multimedia Designer • Background/skills • Ability to analyze content structurally and match it with effective presentation • Expert with different media types • Ability to look at information from different points of view • Interpersonal skills • Understand resources- both technological and human • Solid organizational skills, attention to detail

  8. Multimedia Designer • A) Graphic designer – deals with visuals • Illustrators ( Freehand) • Animators ( Flash) • Image processing specialists ( Photoshop)

  9. Multimedia Designer • Instructional Designers – deal with subject matter • Clear and proper presentation • Knowledge of content

  10. Multimedia Designer • Information Designers – deal with contents and navigation • Structure content • Determine user feedback and pathways

  11. Interface Designer • Responsibilities: • Provides access to media and control to people who use it • Makes interface “transparent” to users ( effective use of windows, icons, backgrounds, controls, etc.) • Background/skills • Familiar with different multimedia interfaces • Knows authoring system, user testing • Basic drawing skills

  12. Writers • Responsibilities: • Create character, action, point of view, interactivity • Write proposals, script actor’s narration, write text screen( content writers) • Background/skills: • Background in marketing • Ability to work within tight deadlines

  13. Video Specialist • Responsibilities: • Coordinate videographers, sound technicians, lighting designers, set designers, script supervisors, production assistants, actors • Background/skills: • Skilled with QuickTime or MS Video for editing • Macromedia Premiere for special effects

  14. Audio Specialist • Responsibilities: • Locating and selecting suitable music and talent • Scheduling recording sessions • Digitizing, editing recorded materials • Background/skills: • Skilled in studio recording • Fluency in MIDI • Experience with sequencing software

  15. Multimedia Programmer • Responsibilities: • Integrates multimedia elements into “seamless” whole using programming language or authoring system (Authorware) • Coding displays to controlling devices • Background/skills: • Multimedia languages (C++, Java, Lingo) • HTML, VRML, XML • Ability to quickly learn new systems

  16. Multimedia Producer for the Web • Responsibilities: • Coordinates set of pages for the web • Background/skills: • Knowledge of HTML, CGI scripts, Photoshop, etc.

  17. Good Multimedia • Many multimedia systems are too passive- users click and watch • For fully interactive systems, designers need clear picture of what happens as user interacts • Adaptive systems modify themselves based on user input ( intelligent tutors)

  18. Conclusion and Assignment • Team Building is essential!!!! • Assignment: To determine desirable and undesirable characteristics of web pages: • View and critique at least 5 web pages – note their URLS • List features of at least 2 ( one good, one bad) • Begin to list general characteristics

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