Authoring Interactive Media

Welcome to Authoring Interactive Media. This course focuses on developing goal-oriented, standards-compliant interactive media for distribution via the web.

Syllabus

AIM Syllabus

Course Calendar

• AIM Class1 Introduction to Course and to Authoring Interactive Media
• AIM Class2 Structure and Presentation: Using XHTML and CSS together
• AIM Class3 Webstandards and Validation: Compliance with XHTML & CSS Specifications
• AIM Class4 Introduction to CSS: Box Model
• AIM Class5 Intermediate CSS: Positioning
• AIM Class6 Introduction to XML
• AIM Class7 Midterm, Introduction to Forms
• AIM Class8 Forms and PHP
• AIM Class9 Advanced Design
• AIM Class10 JavaScript and ImageReady Rollovers
• AIM Class11 Information Architecture
• AIM Class12 Minimal Forms, Charged Content
• AIM Class13 Feedback and Troubleshooting on Final Project
• AIM Class14 Final Exam
• AIM Class15 Final Project Presentations

Projects

1. AIM Project 1 Course Portfolio
2. AIM Project 2 Portfolio
3. AIM Project 3 Creative Portfolio

Assignments

• AIM Assignment 1: Website Analysis
• AIM Assignment 2: Portfolio CSS Version 1
• AIM Assignment 3: Compression
• AIM Assignment 4: CSS Positioning
• AIM Assignment 5: XML Collection
• AIM Assignment 6: Web Forms
• AIM Assignment 7: Zen Garden
• AIM Assignment 8: Reframing Content
• AIM Assignment 9: Bare Essentials

Student Sites

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Resources

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