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Introduction to Digital Mediaby Tony Feldman
Routledge 1996; US$ 41.95Addresses the fundamental questions about digital media and its potential use in our everyday lives. The world of 'off-line' media, CD-ROMs and broadcast media are examined as well as the dramatic explosion of 'on-line' services. more...
iLife '04 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummiesby Tony Bove; Cheryl Rhodes
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 24.99Updated to cover the latest iLife features and enhancements, including the new GarageBand application Seven minibooks on iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, iPod, and iLife Extras get readers quickly up to speed with all of Apple's digital media applications Covers the key features of each application, including ripping songs and working with a playlist (iTunes), editing and saving digital photo files (iPhoto), assembling picture and video clips into a home movie (iMovie), creating DVD slide shows and movies (iDVD), and setting up and recording in a digital music studio (GarageBand), plus bonus coverage of Apple's market-leading iPod more...
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 PC For Dummiesby Danny Briere; Pat Hurley
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 26.99The fun and easy way to get up and running quickly with Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, the new operating system version specially outfitted for TV, DVD, video, music, and digital photo applications Media Center PCs are the first PCs to feature an easy-to-use interface and all preconfigured hardware and preloaded software needed to create a complete integrated home entertainment system Explains how to integrate a home computer network with a home theater system, control connected TVs with the Remote Control Interface, record TV programs using a TiVo-like recorder, acquire and play back music files, organize digital videos and photos, play DVD movies, and much more Written by the authors of Home Theater For Dummies (0-7645-1801-1)and... more...
Digital Storytellingby Carolyn Handler Miller
Elsevier 2004; US$ 47.95The first professional book to explore and analyze digital storytelling across interactive media and genres?this book examines how digital storytelling draws on classic narrative techniques and utilizes interactive digital technologies to create today?s entertainment. Digital Storytelling explains key strategies for conveying narrative through digital technologies, based on personal experience and numerous case studies, providing project managers, interactive content designers, and writers with the tools necessary for planning a successful interactive project, including ideas for product development and conceptualization. Detailed planning processes for all types of interactive projects are discussed, including videogames, massively multiplayer... more...
iLife '04 in a Snap, Adobe Readerby Jinjer Simon
Pearson Education 2004; US$ 19.99This is the eBook version of the printed book. These days, nobody really wants to learn everything there is to know about working with digital video, images, music, and DVDs. And even if you did, who has the time to endlessly tinker and play with it until you figure everything out? You just want a book that will quickly show you how to get things done ¿ things that aren¿t already covered in the docs, and things you can¿t just figure out on your own. iLife in a Snap is designed specifically for today¿s computer user: Somebody who is new to managing digital media with iLife, but not new to Macs. Somebody who doesn¿t have time for long-winded, mind-numbing explanations ¿ and certainly no time or patience for bad jokes.... more...
Apple Training Seriesby Richard Harrington
Pearson Education 2006; US$ 31.99This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. The second generation of Apple's iWork productivity suite is poised to allow mac users to create, present and publish their work with style! iWork '06 features two powerful applications for creating everything from newsletters to business presentations. With Pages 2 you can quickly create a wide variety of stunning documents and with Keynote 3 you can produce quality presentations and more. Here to show users how to take their creative projects to new heights is the only Apple-certified curriculum for the iWork '06 suite. This self-paced learning tool takes readers step-by-step through... more...
The Art of Interactive Designby Chris Crawford
No Starch Press 2002; US$ 19.95An understanding of what makes things interactive is key to the successful creation of websites, computer games, and software. In The Art of Interactive Design, Chris Crawford explains what interactivity is, how it works, why it's important, and how to design good software and websites that are truly interactive. Crawford's colloquial, conversational style makes it easy to grasp the fundamentals and the theoretical underpinnings of interactivity, as he discusses specific social and artistic issues. more...
Pause & Effectby Mark Stephen Meadows
Pearson Education 2002; US$ 36.00This is the eBook version of the printed book. Interactive narrative is the cornerstone for many forms of digital media: web sites, interface design, gaming environments, and even artificial intelligence. In Pause & Effect , Mark Stephen Meadows examines the intersection of storytelling, visual art, and interactivity. He takes the key principles from these areas and applies them to the design, architecture, and development of successful interactive narrative. This provocative book will appeal to designers with its edgy aesthetic and artistic sensibility. Striking graphic and typographic imagery complement unique design features that encourage interactivity through varying levels of information, different navigational possibilities, and... more...
Writing for Multimedia and the Webby Timothy Garrand
Elsevier 2006; US$ 42.95Learning how to write for just one type of interactive media, such as web sites or games, is not enough! To be truly successful as an interactive writer or designer, you need to understand how to create content for all types of new media. Writing for Multimedia and the Web is the most comprehensive guide available for interactive writing. It covers web sites, computer games, e-learning courses, training programs, immersive exhibits, and much more. Earlier editions have garnered rave reviews as a writing handbook for multimedia and web professionals, as well as a classroom text for interactive writing and design. New Sections and Completely Updated Chapters: *Writing a corporate web site: T. Rowe Price *Creating blogs and podcasts *Web writing... more...
Design for Emergenceby Y. Vogiazou
IOS Press 2007; US$ 112.00Design for Emergence investigates spontaneous, unpredictable uses of technology that are driven by social contexts and collaborative processes, based on our ability to communicate our presence, both virtual and physical, in symbolic ways. In light of the fact that social dynamics and unexpected uses of technology can inspire innovation, this book proposes a research model of design for emergence, focusing on emergent phenomena as part of an iterative design process. By providing playful, technology-mediated experiences with minimal structure, unpredictable user behaviors can emerge through exploration, resulting in a richer and more complex, social experience. The research methodology is practice-based; two interactive prototypes were designed,... more...









