Artefact 2 Rationale

For my second artefact, I studied the different interactive methods used in 5 different interactive films; I compared each video for their usability and interaction with the audience. I then tried to recreate each interactive method using Macro-media flash 8.
The interactive films I looked at were “Late Fragment,” “Crimeface,” “The Affair,” an interactive promotional advert for the new lynx deodorant, and an interactive CD Rom for the band “Gorillaz”
Each video had a different interactive design, “Late Fragment” has three separate stories that intertwined with each other through the different choices made, “Crimeface” is an interactive investigation game, “the Affair” is a interactive film, taken on 4 cameras at different angles, allowing the viewing to see the story from different perspectives, the band “Gorillaz” CD Rom is within there album and allows the audience to go backstage and search around the building, playing games and finding out more information and the “lynx Advert” was a basic click interactive video but had a lot of choices and the audience could rewind and change their decision to see different outcomes on their choices.
From my research I discovered that the quickest and easiest interactive methods were clicking or rollovers and these should be easily recreated in Macro-media Flash 8.
For my third artefact I want to create a interactive film using a range of different interactive methods and elements, such as rollovers, clicking, words, and information hidden within the scenes, I will be trying to produce this on Macro-media Flash 8, and this will be a test of how difficult it is to create an interactive film with a range of different choices within a two week period.