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About the author
Timothy Garrand, Ph.D. is a recognized expert in content development and interactive architecture for interactive media. For more than 15 years, Garrand has brought his expertise to the development of a wide range of both web and multimedia projects for major clients, such as Fidelity Investments, Pearson Education, Houghton Mifflin, Citibank and The Hartford. Garrand is currently a Principal User Experience Architect at TandemSeven, a company that designs and architects business portals and custom eBusiness solutions, specializing in creating usable, intuitive interfaces for complex applications. Garrand is also a frequent speaker at conferences and professional gatherings and occasionally teaches college courses on interactive media.
Summary
Learning how to write for just one type of interactive media, such as web sites or games, is not enough! To be truly successful as an interactive writer or designer, you need to understand how to create content for all types of new media.Writing for Multimedia and the Web is the most comprehensive guide available for interactive writing. It covers web sites, computer games, e-learning courses, training programs, immersive exhibits, and much more. Earlier editions have garnered rave reviews as a writing handbook for multimedia and web professionals, as well as a classroom text for interactive writing and design.New Sections and Completely Updated Chapters:Writing a corporate web site: T. Rowe PriceCreating blogs and podcastsWeb writing tips from usability expertsOptimizing text for web search enginesDefining the user with use cases and user scenariosDealing with web editorsSoftware for organizing and writing interactive media contentScript formats for all types of multimedia and web projectsWriting careers
