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Introduction

For my multimedia project I would like to create an interactive digital magazine. I would like to include digital audio, graphic design and videos in my magazine. This literature review takes a look on writing for the web and magazines, magazine editing and engaging with online interactive objects.

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Writing for Multimedia and the Web - Timothy Garrand

This book is all about learning how to write for various multimedia areas such as websites, games and e-books. As I plan on creating an online magazine, it is important that I understand how to correctly write for the web so I get my information across effectively to my desired audience.

Writing feature stories: how to research and write newspaper and magazine articles - Ricketson, M

This book was a user-friendly approach to story writing for journalism beginners to learn to move beyond conventional news stories and embrace their creativity to create compelling features, generating fresh ideas and sifting through raw material and choosing the best angle to work at.

Shoogleit.com: Engaging Online with Interactive Objects - Stefano Padilla and Mike J. Chantler Texture Lab, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK

In this article I read about Shoogleit, an online tool which aims to increase user engagement and make online pages more interactive. Shoogleit adds interactivity to any object using short video clips or a sequence of images.
Shoogleit tutorial - After watching the tutorial on how to use Shoogleit, I think it would be very simple and beneficial to use in an online magazine to add more interactivity with the reader.

Magazine editing - John Morrish, Paul Bradshaw

I found this book very beneficial to read as it covered every aspect of creating a magazine, online and print. This book covered how magazines work, editorial strategy, the right words, how to apply  pictures and design correctly and managing production.

Citation

1. Timothy Garrand(2006), Writing for Multimedia and the Web. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780240808222/writing-for-multimedia-and-the-web

2.  Ricketson, M(2004), Writing feature stories: how to research and write newspaper and magazine articles. https://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:4016

3. Stefano Padilla and Mike J. Chantler Texture Lab, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK(2011), Shoogleit.com: Engaging Online with Interactive Objects. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241195201_Shoogleit_com_Engaging_Online_with_Interactive_Objects

4. John Morrish, Paul Bradshaw(2012), Magazine editing. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781136642074

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