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Creative iMedia · R097 Task 1

R097 Task 1 Guide: Planning the Interactive Product

Section A: 8 multiple choice questions, 8 marks. Section B: 2 written questions, 7 marks. Total 15 marks.

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Class

Date

Mark  / 15

Section A

Circle the letter of the correct answer. One mark each.

  1. 1Which topic area does R097 Task 1 assess?1
    1. ATA1: planning interactive digital media
    2. BTA2: creating it
    3. CR093 content
    4. DTA3: reviewing it
  2. 2In OCR's sample assignment, how many of R097's 70 marks does Task 1 carry?1
    1. A5
    2. B20
    3. C50
    4. D70
  3. 3What should a navigation diagram show?1
    1. AThe file sizes
    2. BThe colour scheme
    3. CEvery screen and every link between them
    4. DOnly the home screen
  4. 4Why annotate wireframes with what each control does?1
    1. AIt turns a picture into a specification someone could build from
    2. BIt is only needed for games
    3. CIt makes the wireframe colourful
    4. DIt replaces the navigation diagram
  5. 5Why does the kiosk in the worked example reset after a minute?1
    1. ABecause kiosks cannot stay on
    2. BTo delete the content
    3. CSo the next visitor starts at the beginning
    4. DTo save electricity
  6. 6Which belongs in the asset table?1
    1. AThe navigation structure
    2. BThe test results
    3. CThe client's phone number
    4. DA photograph's source, format, size and licence
  7. 7When should accessibility be planned?1
    1. ANever
    2. BOnly if the client asks
    3. CAfter the build
    4. DFrom the start, in the planning documents
  8. 8What is the strongest justification for a hub and spoke structure on a kiosk?1
    1. AAll products should use it
    2. BVisitors stay briefly with no instructions, so every section is one tap from Home
    3. CIt needs fewer screens
    4. DIt is the easiest to draw

Section B

Answer in the space provided. The number of marks tells you how many separate points to make.

  1. 1ExplainExplain why every distinct screen of an interactive product should be wireframed, not just the home screen.3
  2. 2DescribeDescribe what should be included in the plan for an interactive product.4

Mark scheme

Section A

1A2B3C4A5C6D7D8B

Section B

1 Explain why every distinct screen of an interactive product should be wireframed, not just the home screen. 3

One mark for each of the following, to a maximum of 3.

  • Each screen has a different layout or purpose
  • Error and confirmation screens are often forgotten but seen by users
  • Problems are found before building, saving rework

Model answer. Each distinct screen has its own layout and job, a content page, a form, a quiz question, a confirmation, so a wireframe of the home screen tells you nothing about how the others will work. The screens most often left unplanned, such as error and confirmation states, are ones users see constantly, and an unplanned one is where they give up. Wireframing every screen finds layout and interaction problems while they are still a sketch, rather than after content has been built into them.

2 Describe what should be included in the plan for an interactive product. 4

One mark for each of the following, to a maximum of 4.

  • Interpretation of the brief: purpose, audience, requirements
  • A navigation diagram
  • Wireframes or visualisations of each screen
  • An asset table, or a test plan or work plan

Model answer. The plan should start with an interpretation of the brief: the client's requirements, the purpose of the product and its target audience, in the student's own words. It needs a navigation diagram showing every screen and the links between them, checked for dead ends. Each distinct screen should be wireframed and annotated with what every control does. Finally there should be an asset table recording every image, sound and video with its source and licence, and a test plan with expected results written before building.