Thursday, October 28, 2010

Proposed Developments

Look into use of sound and how can I apply it to my project
Draft up final layout of the website with everything included e.g. Home button, rollovers etc
Flash
Action Script
Start making the website

Examples of interface of websites I looked at (poor layouts and visuals)




http://www.iol.ie/~discover/welcome.htm

http://www.mapsofworld.com/south-america/culture/brazil.html

Research I Did So Far

I gathered the content I need for the countries I'll be using for my website

The images used are open source images that I'm allowed use for the purpose of this project

Looked at other interactive travel sites to see how I could make my site user friendly and easy to look at

Homepage




The buttons are on the left hand side
- Information
- Culture
- Explorations
- Attractions
- Tourist Tips

The content will appear in postcard format just to the right of the buttons

Opening Page




User selects the country of there choice, I'll be using Brazil for my example

Then the user is taken to the homepage of the country they selected

Overview

Research and Development Presentation

RE-CAP

Theme: UNESCO International Year for the Rapproachment of Cultures
Flash based travel interactive travel website where the user can select a country of their choice and explore that countries history, culture and attractions
For media project 5 I'll be focusing on South America.

Draft Presentation

Theme: UNESCO International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures

Flash based interactive travel guide where user cab select country of their choice and explore the countries history, culture and attractions.

(overall view - opening image)

The focus is going to be on South America but this image represents what project would look like on a larger scale & ideally all the other countries would be coloured as well

User positions the mouse over country, roll over appears
(roll over - maybe flag & pic)
image of roll over next slide

User clicks eg. Brazil
List of options pop up
- Facts
- Culture
- Explorations
- Attractions
- Tourist Tips
(images of this)

One or two examples of what those pages look like

Research I done so far

What are my proposed developments

Unesco International Year for the Rapproachment of cultures




http://www.unesco.org/en/2010-international-year-for-the-rapprochement-of-cultures/

List of research websites

www.lonelyplanet.com/argentina
www.geographia.com/argentina
www.wikipedia.com
www.cis.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/goes/ar.html
www.geographia.com/brazil/braziltraveltips.htm
www.kwinessential.co.uk/resources/global-eitquette/brazil-country-profile.html
www.iexplore.com/dmap/Brazil/Dining
www.openstreetmap.org
www.flickr.com/search/advanced
www.destination360.com

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Homepage of website



This is a view of what the home page of my site that I'm going to create for media project. It is an overview of how it would look on a larger scale. Ideally the all the other countries will be coloured as well but i'm only highlighting South America as it will be continent I'm focusing on for my assignment. The user can click on the country of their choice and they be taken to the opening web page of the particular which will allow them to explore and learn more about it

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Final Project Proposal MP5

Introduction
My project proposal idea for media project 5 is to create a flash based interactive site where the user can select a country of their choice throughout South America or one they may have an interest in and learn and find out about the country's history, culture and attractions.

Background
The project theme that I chose was UNESCO International Year for the Rapproachment of Cultures. On the UNESCO website it talks a lot about improving communication between cultures so my target audience is aimed all age groups from starting from young teenagers moving upwards and generally people who like to travel and explore different cultures.

Aims
This website will provide users with a general knowledge of the different background and culture of each country in South America. They will be able to take a journey and explore the history, the lifestyle and look up the attractions of the particular country. They will also be able to look up the best places to travel to and sites to see.

Objectives
Scale down the amount of information I provide on the website and keep it to a minimum as I wont have the time to include everything but on a larger scale the project has potential and could be expanded a lot more.

Draw up sketches of the website and layout of content on each page

Planning - draw out gnatt chart for schedule of work

Carry out research on the countries in South America

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Project Proposal Media Project 5

Introduction
My project proposal idea for media project 5 is to create a web based interactive site by where the user can learn and test their knowledge on ancient and current civilisations throughout Europe. There will be a quiz at the end of each section depending on what country the user pics and there score will be kept so that they can keep track of their progress and compare how much they know about one particular country to the next.

Background
The project theme that I chose was UNESCO International Year for the Rapproachment of Cultures. On the UNESCO website it talks a lot about improving communication between cultures through education so my target audience is aimed at secondary school students aged 16 and over, people who like to travel and anyone who'd have a genaral interest in learning about different civilisations in Europe.

Aims
The website is a learning tool and can be accessable through internet or mobile phone. Its an education tool where by the user can not only find out about other civilisation around Europe but also learn a bit about their own as well and having fun while doing it.

Objectives
I need to carry out research on the differnet countries in Europe

Time management, I might not have time to do each country so I've to draw up a project plan and create a prototype of what the site could look like and what it could potentionally be

Take a look at my resources, what is available to me and can what I want to do be achieved

Planning out the steps I need to take to get my project going so I can stat taking in steps furthur to it being completed.

Design my assets and layout of website