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Interactivity and the Writer
Chapter Overview
This chapter defines important terms and explains the key concepts relating to interactivity, including:
• Interactivity versus control
• Thinking interactively
• Linking
• High-level design
• Interactive devices
Write It All!
Writing for multimedia and the web may be the most challenging work you will ever do.
• Writing great prose text is not enough!
• Creating engaging video scripts is not enough!
• Writing audio like a radio pro is not enough!
• Making characters come alive with snappy dialogue is not enough!
As a writer for interactive media, you have to do all these things and more.
To be truly effective in this field, you will have to do more than write great text. The most exciting programs ...
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