Managing Interactive Media Projects (Paperback)

by Tim Frick (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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“The top three strengths that I see within the manuscript are the often overlook topic of project management, the creative process approach to a project’s life cycle, and an easy-to-read format.”

Erik Miller

Associate Professor

The Community College of Baltimore County

“Yes, I like this idea because it forces people to try things. An interactive website for a fake client that comes with certain details to keep the project focused like when working with a client.”

Kimberly Callery

Department Chair for Game Design

International Academy of Design & Technology

Product Description
From the birth of a media project idea to the implementation and maintenance of that project, this book provides the skills and know-how to master the process of managing interactive media projects. Managing Interactive Media Projects offers important insights and techniques for various approaches to the process of creating interactive media. It covers the ever-important steps of planning, documenting, writing, designing, implementing, testing, debugging and maintaining interactive media projects that range from web sites and online media to DVDs, CD-ROMs and Flash. Detailed breakdowns of key steps in developing interactive projects coupled with in-depth case studies and digital supplemental materials make it a valuable resource in today's creative market. Written in a cohesive yet easy to understand manner, this book will transform the daily drudgery of technical specifications and documentation into an easy-to-implement process that will help readers to surpass even their own expectations on their interactive media projects.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (October 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1418050016
• ISBN-13: 978-1418050016
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #428,629 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great professional introduction for college students, December 23, 2008

By	Erin Smith "smitherin" (Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Frick's Managing Interactive Media Projects is an ideal textbook for college media professors who want to introduce their students to the world of professional media development. Founder of the Chicago media design firm Mightybytes, Frick takes students from conceptualization and early planning all the way to launch, promotion and management. He does what many multimedia textbooks fail to do, which is to accurately and effectively represent the entire process, not just the content creation and software use in the middle.

For Frick, creative design happens through effective project management. Frick provides his readers with tools for creativity at the points where they will function most productively for the designer and the client. With plenty of examples, discussion and exercises, the text lays a strong foundation for students to begin developing their own projects. In addition to taking readers through his firm's redesign of a website and offering his own insights on the business, Frick also incorporates a series of "PROfiles" in which other professionals share their perspectives on topics such as rapid protyping, testing and content management systems.

The book is well-organized and thorough, while at the same time lively and creative. As an author for a college audience, Frick's tone is perfect. His enthusiasm for his work is evident. He writes with the kind of friendly authority that comes with having worked successfully in the field for some time.

One of the things that I especially like about Frick's approach is the care he has taken to make the book feel like it is engaged with the ideas and activities under consideration. Its design concept replicates the busy work environment of a professional media developer, right down to the coffee cup stains. All the way through Frick includes photos of people engaging in the process he depicts. Whereas often in textbooks, these kinds of photos look staged and artificial, the people in these photos help create the feel of a design studio and reinforce Frick's message that it's interaction between people, first and foremost, that makes for good interactive media design and project management.

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful tool for Designers and Developers working with web projects, January 7, 2009

By	G. Minx (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a person who deals with Designers and Developers on a daily basis, I will recommend Mr. Frick's book as a reference tool to help them understand the details involved managing web projects. The book is well organized and the PROfiles in each chapter are a great addition.

Mr. Frick leads the reader, in a step by step process, from creating a project proposal to taking the project live. Along the way, Mr. Frick shares his insight and it is clear that he is experienced with the subject matter.