Understanding content for our e-book project.

We had the chance to see a few examples of e-books and interactive media to engage us in the process of making our e-book using i-book author. After looking at the workings of the i-Author program. Our design for the e-book has to include a cover and title, an introductory video which we have generated the animation ourselves, Text content, Still image and Audio. As the i-Author allows us to include video and links I hope to include those. 

 

Research

Interactive media

During our class time we were lucky to see an interactive project called Storming Juno a film documentary and interactive website. The website has a introductory video and then has a interactive menu page made up of a 360 degrees panoramic image, with key areas to open links. For example the tank link takes you to a series of interviews and other media related to the tank and the men of operated them.

 

I have included a video of the 360 degrees panoramic as example of what is possible.

Storming Juno website

E-Book 

 

While looking specifically at e-book I have found two example of the same book. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carol the much loved classic. The two example are very different. The first is Just a straight example of the book that you can read on any platform. It is text with example of the original illustration by Sir John Tenniel from the website of the University of Adelaide. It performs as a book that it can be read on a digital device. There is no interactivity and pressing the next button takes you to the next page.

Alice in wonderland edition by the University of Adelaide.

University of Adelaide

The second version of the book is specifically for the I-pad it has a rich interactive content and certainly play with the imagery form the original Lewis Carol book. The Sir John Tenniel illustrations are in colour and the style has created an all encompassing world.  It can best be described as playful and there are many thing that exploit the potential of the I-pad as a media device. One section has jam tarts moving around the screen like a cheap children’s toy which you tilt to move the tarts to any part of the screen as if they suspended in water. This version has been created by Atomic Antelope and is available from I-tunes at $8.99.

Alice in Wonderland by Atomic Antelope

Itunes for Alice in Wonderland