Multimedia The Leading Edge May 28^th - 30^th 2001

Description of the course -

Designed for people working in the information sector; journalists, designers, managers, teachers and media students.  The concept was defined in response to the rapid changes in the workplace and  the organization of new media, including the roles of journalists, technicians and designers. The possibilities brought about by multimedia techniques (digital work-processes) have created new job-profiles in traditional time-based media, and demand an updated defintition of information architecture.

These new techniques require equally new visual modes of perception, a new understanding of graphic design and form, new thinking in sound and visual production, and new organisation of media work-processes.

The aim is to focus on the most advanced multimedia productions in education, art and entertainment,  to enable participants to become leaders in the design, management and production of leading edge multimedia productions.

• Give a theoretical and a practical introduction to various multimedia productions and illustrate the radical changes that have occurred in narration, design and technique due to the advent of interactivity for the end-user of digital media.
• Give theoretical and practical education of storytelling in multimedia, information architecture, usability testing, copyright and law, cognitive theories.
• Create a forum for an exchange of expertise and analyses.
• give a thorough introduction to software suitable for the production of ambitious interactive websites and DVD´s.
• Give the participants an opportunity to work closely with experts in Information architecture, interactive production and multimedia for education
• Produce output/educational material useful for participants and partners in their future multimedia productions.

All material is in English. The course was initiated as a cooperation between The Institute of Continuing Education in Iceland, The Institute of Graphic Arts, The Association of Icelandic Journalists, The Danish company IDEOZ, The Irish company IFTN and the Vidzemes Augskole in Valmiera in Latvia.