White papers and other resources
Prince2 Project Management and Interactive Media - Is there a fit?
Prince2 is a project management methodology that is gaining in popularity.
It started with the UK government over ten years ago and the 2 in the title
signifies an updated version from 2005. Interactive media companies have
traditionally not employed project management of any kind ... but that is
changing. With the help of a number of interactive media practitioners, Elaine
England explores just what the strictly documented world of 'big ticket'
PM can teach the creative world of iMedia.
(Download 140K PDF -
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Technical Issues
The 'technical' volume from the third edition of 'Managing Multimedia' is now available for free download.
(PDFs available from the 'MiM' site - opens in a new window)
Industry Insights
A collection of podcasts and PDF interviews supporting the 4th edition
of 'Managing Interactive Media'
(Go to Industry Insights from
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Multimedia and Internet Resource Links
The new Managing Interactive Media web site (and the 3rd edition
site) include sets of links to resources which should be useful to anyone
involved in new media production.
(4th edition links and 3rd
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Interactive Media - What's that? Who's involved?
At last the answer to the question: What is Interactive Media All About? Although we didn't manage to fit it on just one side of A4!
(Download 149K PDF - opens in new window)
UK iProfessionals - Education, Training and Development Audit
A survey, done in conjunction with the British Interactive Media Association,
has revealed a massive skills training gap in the new media sector. ATSF
spoke at length to over 50 recent employees in UK new media to produce the
first qualitative survey of its kind. This is the UK iProfessionals survey,
but the information will be of interest to anyone involved in training, recruitment
and human resource management in new media world-wide.
(More details and how to buy)
Background to the BBC Domesday Project
The 1986 Interactive Videodisc to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the
1068 Domesday Book has recently been in the news due to sterling efforts
to preserve this innovative interactive production and maybe, just maybe,
make it available again. ATSF's Andy Finney was a producer on the BBC team
and has been involved in revival and preservation activities. He has written
a web page on the background to the project.
(Go to Domesday from this
link -
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