Interactive Mapping Brings Information to Life by Joe Miller
What is Interactive Mapping? Interactive mapping is a visual display medium which allows graphing, mapping, and even conversion to PDF of any type of information. This technology is used by national government agencies, airlines, chambers of commerce, ski resorts, and countless corporations to... The CIA World Factbook collects and presents geographical, population, and even cell phone usage across the world with interactive mapping. ... Some examples of technologies with which interactive mapping tools can interface include HTML, FLASH, EMF, WAR, and XML.

Interactive Media: Good or Bad? by Manoj Jasra
Interactive media is emerging as a prominent feature of websites these days. From AJAX to Flash to streaming movies, they all provide a rich user experience that having text and images alone cannot match. When applied correctly, these types of media can be invaluable in terms of engaging users;... It is important that you establish key performance indicators before you launch your site and that you implement web analytics in conjunction with interactive media. ... With the help of web analytics, site owners can monetize the value of having interactive media on their websites.

The Bluebird Project by Cecil Tharpe
The objective for Zandi Digital is to make available clever programs to end-users that want and need something more diverse. Bluebird is the current application being developed by Zandi Digital. Bluebird will have the ability to compress multimedia(image, audio, or video) and text into one... Interactive experience pertaining to underlying script text control, script media control, speak text, network integration, link focusing, doc switching, and other editing capabilities not seen yet for interactive docs.

5 Big Problems People Face When Choosing A Next Generation Console by Terry Brazil II
Back in the stone age of console gaming most customers biggest worry was purchasing a gaming system who's games you enjoyed. In this day in age things have become much more complicated. Handful's of new technology has been released. The only exception this time around is the fact that they are... Media Features Many people may like to use their next generation console for something a little more than just gaming. ... Console games are now a lot more interactive. ... Reverse Compatibility If you have owned previous consoles and have collected a lot of games over the years then reverse...

New Features of Macromedia Flash MX by Maricon Williams
In the times of yore, videos all over the web are quite disappointing. It is like delivering a mediocre performance to annoyed expectators. But then, a transition from the passé made a dramatic exposure. The release of Macromedia’s Flash MX marked a leap in the development of rich content... I agree that productive media is the key to online advertising growth. ... Then the file is manipulated, scaled, rotated, skewed, masked and made interactive using scripting. ... Video format supported by QuickTime or Windows Media Player together with MPEG, DV (Digital Video), MOV (Quick Time), and...

Got Game? by Tim Wren
“Get in the game,” is taking on a whole new meaning. Advertisers are expanding their reach with in-game advertising, today you need to develop new and creative ways to zero in on the specific markets that other advertisers seek through the use of games. ... According to Comscore Media, men ages 18-24 and women ages 45-54 are the fastest-growing segment of online players. ... Unlike traditional off-line media, promotional games produce trackable results such as the number of visitors, duration of visits, sales and more.

Video Game History in a Nutshell by Eriani Doyel
The history of the video game does not go back for centuries, but it goes back farther than you may have imagined. The earliest ancestor of the game we play today is a game called “Tennis for Two” that was introduced by inventor John Higginbotham back in 1958. ... In response, the video game manufacturers have come up with interactive games with “dance pads” that allow players to replicate dance moves. ... In the 1960’s the first interactive video game called Spacewar was invented and then the first game that was played using a television.

Graphic Designing For All And Sundry by Rohini Sood
Graphics are basically pictures and drawings, which are either created by computer or entered into the computer through scans or photographs--vector graphics, raster graphics and bit map. The form of communicating through computerized drawings and representations is called graphic designing. ... Traditionally a poor man’s tool—applied to books and magazines but now with the advent of computers it’s now applied to both print media as well as interactive media. ... 3D is a great source of entertainment for both young and old.

Flash 101 – The Basics by Maxine Winters
Have you ever been to a web site that asks you to download Macromedia Flash? Have you ever seen a Flash button on a web site that had a lot of animation and seemed very hi-tech? If so, you may have wondered what exactly Flash is. Flash is not a new technology, but it is still used in many... Flash is frequently used with web pages to make them more interactive and even more professional in some cases. ... Interactive web sites are also made with Flash. ... Some people use animated GIFs. ... GIF images are really just looped and so they do not take that much memory.

Macromedia Flash For Newbies by Maxine Winters
“Flashers” are not just strange men wearing their birthday suit under their long trench coat- it’s now used when referring to a group of individuals that use Macromedia Flash software. 2 dimensional animations are ideal for website designers, while those who make presentations on their computer... Vectors and raster graphics add to the versatility of the program, helping to create a more interactive experience for those who choose to use it. ... Flash is saved under the filing extension of .swf (small web file) Contrary to the popular belief of the Non- Flash savvy, flash is as simple to...