A case study for a multimedia program

Abstract

This multimedia program is a group project under the guidance of the authors, which is to study the visual and auditory expressions that may incur interaction in a multimedia program, by digital content or interactivity. Without lengthy narrative statements or storytelling, abstract ideas are usually difficult to express, especially in the interactive media. This study is adopting abstract concepts of Seven Deadly Sins (Saint Thomas Aquinas, AD. 1225-1274) to design an interactive multimedia program. With no judgmental intentions, the visual design interprets each "sin" by "collaging" many well-known allegories or children's stories. The background music signifies the mood of each section. A little man was filmed to walk through each unfolding scroll. Through observing and interacting with the program, the possible feelings, either positively or negatively, may be evoked, which is decided by the users or players. It is rather an experimental designing project in finding possible cultural or social context in visual-auditory design and exploring the interaction in a digital Multimedia program.