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Sound
Sound is quite important when it comes
to interactive media, as you can probably
agree. Sound is the primary way for the
media to pull the person in to begin with,
making it vital in the effectiveness of the
media.
Text
This asset of the interactive media is not
very important compared to other parts
of the field, this is because reading text
on any kind of application is not really
very interactive. On the other hand however it is very important that is contains
text for basic instructions and information to be put across.
Video
Video is an important asset when it
comes to interactive media, as you can
well understand. It spearheads the type
of medias ability to get your attention in
the most dynamic ways possible. From
having a start up movie that grabs your
attention right away, to a sad video at the
end to keep you thinking long after you
have finished watching. The importance
is still there.
Buttons
Buttons are a very interactive way for people to use while they are using interactive
media, it allows them to controls what they
see on the screen for example and make it
do something by the physical contact of
pressing the button, making it very effective.
Events
This is where something in happens in a
game for example, directly related to and
happening because of what you have
done,. This is very important to keep the
person feeling like they have contributed to
where they are in the interactive media and
know they are achieving therefore keeping
them playing.
Scripting
Scripting is the process in which something
is written into the code of the media so
that it will happen when certain parameters are met. This make it possible to
achieve very detailed portrayal of stories
for example within the media, that develops as the user interacts more with it and
gets involved, meaning that it is a very important tool.