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.

Chapter 1 Managing Interactive Media Projects
Chapter 2 Conceptualization and Initial Planning
Chapter 3 The Initial Proposal
Chapter 4 Defining Project Specs
Chapter 5 Content Assessment and Treatment
Chapter 6 Information Architecture and Navigation Chart
Chapter 7 Creating a Script and Asset List
Chapter 8 Art Direction and Interface Design
Chapter 9 Revisions, Approvals, Scope and Feature Creep
Chapter10 Prototyping and Scope Creep Redux
Chapter11 Design Production
Chapter12 Production and Programming
Chapter13 Testing, Revision Tracking and Quality Assurance
Chapter14 Final Revisions, Launch, Promotion and Maintenance