Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Writing for New Media: The Essential Guide to Writing for Interactive Media, CD-ROMs, and the Web (Wiley Books for Writers Series) [Paperback]

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Andrew Bonime
ISBN : 9780471170303
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Discover the creative and career possibilities of writing for new media

The market in new media is booming, and writers are scrambling to take advantage of myriad new opportunities. If you've ever thought about producing a CD-ROM, creating a Web page, or writing interactive content for any of the new electronic media, this is the book for you. Written in down-to-earth, nontechnical language that even computer novices will understand, this unique guide gives you the knowledge and skills you need to write for all forms of digital media —including CD-ROMs, Web pages, and online magazines.

Writing for New Media will bring you up to speed on:

  • Learning to think interactively
  • Integrating multimedia elements into your work
  • Designing flowcharts and writing interactive script
  • Mastering interactive storytelling—including story branching and the psychology of interactive characters
  • Utilizing key terms and concepts—hot spots, pop-ups, rollovers, navigation, screen metaphors, and inouns and iverbs
  • Presenting your interactive idea to a developer or publisher
  • Adapting linear material for new media and much more
  • Series: Wiley Books for Writers Series
  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 15, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471170305
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471170303
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces

Writing for New Media: The Essential Guide to Writing for Interactive Media, CD-ROMs, and the Web

I am somewhat disappointed in what the book covers. It is fine for those who are completely new to the media. It informs readers about the terminology and general methods of communications of interactive media. Unfortunately it falls short for the more experienced writers. It is simply too basic and lacks detailed examples and instruction.
By A Customer
This book may be useful to someone who either: (1) has no experience using the Internet or CD-ROMs; or (2) has no access to free Internet articles about writing for the Web. For everybody else, spend your money on something else. So much of what's written here is elementary and common sense! (For example, hyperlinks are explained at least 3 times.) Perhaps this book was timely in 1998 but it's just ho-hum now. You'll find better information by searching the Internet for the latest in this subject; the Internet articles go more into depth and are much more insightful. (E.g., see Jacob Nielson's Alertbox for October 1, 1997, [...] this article says more about Web writing than the entire Writing for New Media book, and interestingly, was printed before the Writing for New Media book was even published). Crawford Kilian's Writing for the Web book is a better read than this elementary book too. I only wish I would have discovered how simplistic the Writing for New Media book was before Amazon's 30-day return period had expired....
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