Unit 4: interactive media products

A platform is an area where consumers, producers and readers can learn information and can  interface  more efficiently. The main platforms that there  are  webpages, blogs, apps, CD/DVDs, kiosks, interactive  TV,  and mobile phones.    Webpage    Webpages are used by companies to give the audience more of an insight to their company and their products they may have, they give information on their buildings, company brands etc. This platform is used by companies to then grow their company from reaching a wider range of audience. Webpages give specific information to the audience, for example some webpages are interactive with questions to answer etc. On the other hand, there are webpages that people  cannot be  interactive with, this is s that people can get specific information and cannot edit it or ask questions about it. Some limitations that people can come across when accessing a webpage is that people can have slow intern...

 Accessibility- This relates to the idea of how other people that may have disabilities can access certain media products. This can also mean when people are changing devices from a computer to then a mobile phone, this is to see if the website is accessible on different devices.  Equality Act- This is when companies have to make sure that all products are not discriminating to anyone and don't offend anybody. People can get offended through race, culture, sex, gender and sexual orientations.  If products or media does discriminate against anyone then the company or creator can be fined.   Website/ interactive media designers following accessibility requirements- They will have to include text under images, make it compatible with screen readers, ability to enlarge text, high contrast display, clear sans serif font, no popups, voice activators, colour contrast.