Writing for Visual Media, 3rd Edition

Chapter 11

Writing and Interactive Design

Key Terms

artificial intelligence	hub with satellites	parallel paths
assets	hypertext	random access
authoring tool	interactive design	scripting language
branching	linear	sticky
cross-platform	meta-writing	storyboard
design document	multipoint-to-multipoint	visual metaphor
flowchart	communication	virtual space
functionality	navigation	wheel
hierarchical	nodes
HTML	nonlinear

 

Defining Interactive

First of all, we need to define more closely what we mean by the term “interactive.” Although interactive media were enabled by the convergence of computer, video, and audio technology in the same digital environment at the end of the twentieth century, there are previous examples ...