Module 2: Media Arts in Action

Lesson 2.1A Topic One: New Media Paths: Interactivity
Interactive Frog Dissection: An On-line Tutorial
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog
Low Probability of Racoons
http://www.peterhoward.org/poetry/

Guided Practice 2.1A1: Exploring Interactivity
I.D. Magazine
http://www.idonline.com/competition_winners.asp
Web Pages That Suck
http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/
Cool Home Pages
http://www.coolhomepages.com/

Key word search: hypertext, International Design Magazine, interactive design

Lesson 2.1A Topic Two: New Media Paths: Navigation
Low Probability of Racoons
http://www.peterhoward.org/poetry/
Paleolithic Cave Images
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/
Google
http://www.google.ca

Guided Practice 2.1A2: Exploring Navigation
I.D. Magazine
http://www.idonline.com/competition_winners.asp
Web Pages That Suck
http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/
Cool Home Pages
http://www.coolhomepages.com/

Key word search: International Design Magazine, interactive design competition

Lesson 2.2A: Audience
Understanding Your Audience
http://www.adobe.com/resources/techniques/discover/audience/

Key word search: audience profile

Lesson 2.2C: Effective Use of New Media
Good Design Features
http://www.nondesigners.com/minicourse/index.html
Bad Design Features
http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/designguidelines/tp/designdisasters.htm
Top 10 Guidelines for Homepage Useability
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20020512.html

Guided Practice 2.2C1: Using New Media Effectively
I.D. Magazine
http://www.idonline.com/competition_winners.asp

Key word search: usability, interactive design standards, Jakob Nielson, interactive design competition

Section Assignment 2.2
Understanding Your Audience
http://www.adobe.com/resources/techniques/discover/audience/
I.D. Magazine
http://www.idonline.com/competition_winners.asp

Lesson 2.3A: What is Copyright?
<freeculture>
http://randomfoo.net/oscon/2002/lessig/

Multimedia Law
http://www.scala.com/multimedia/multimedia-law.html
Canadian Copyright Law
http://creativecommons.ca/index.php?p=cacopyright#faq_private-copying-levy

Key word search: media copyright, digital copyright law

Guided Practice 2.3B1
Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Bono_Copyright_Term_Extension_Act

Key word search: fair use, media copyright infringement, digital copyright law case summaries