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Creative iMedia · R097 Task 2

R097 Task 2 Guide: Creating the Interactive Product

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

Name

Class

Date

Mark  / 15

Section A

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

  1. 1Which topic area does R097 Task 2 assess?1
    1. ATA2: creating interactive digital media
    2. BTA1: planning it
    3. CTA3: reviewing it
    4. DR094 content
  2. 2What should be built first?1
    1. AThe colour scheme
    2. BEvery screen, linked, with placeholder content
    3. CThe quiz questions
    4. DThe final video
  3. 3What is good evidence of repurposing an asset?1
    1. AThe finished asset only
    2. BA description of the software
    3. CBefore and after, with the tool, settings and file sizes
    4. DThe asset's file name
  4. 4Why test as you build rather than only at the end?1
    1. AFaults are found while they are cheap to fix
    2. BIt is required by law
    3. CIt makes the product longer
    4. DTesting at the end is not allowed
  5. 5Which version must be tested before you hand in?1
    1. ANone
    2. BA printed copy
    3. COnly the editor version
    4. DThe exported version, on the target device
  6. 6Your product differs from the wireframe. What should you do?1
    1. AIgnore it
    2. BDelete the change
    3. CExplain the change and why it was made
    4. DRedraw the wireframe to match
  7. 7Which shows the widest range of skills?1
    1. AFifty buttons that all do the same thing
    2. BA single video
    3. COne very long page of text
    4. DCombining media, interactivity, audio and video editing, and optimisation
  8. 8What should every interactive feature do when used?1
    1. ANothing visible
    2. BGive feedback, so the user knows it worked
    3. CPlay a loud sound
    4. DOpen a new window

Section B

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

  1. 1ExplainExplain why an interactive product should be built with its structure first and its styling last.3
  2. 2DescribeDescribe the evidence you would include to show how you created an interactive product.4

Mark scheme

Section A

1A2B3C4A5D6C7D8B

Section B

1 Explain why an interactive product should be built with its structure first and its styling last. 3

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

  • Structure first makes the product testable end to end early
  • The structure often changes during building
  • Styling first means restyling when it changes, wasting time

Model answer. Building the screens and the navigation first, with placeholder content, gives a product that can be clicked through end to end almost immediately, so structural problems such as a dead end or a missing route back are found early. The structure nearly always changes while a product is being built, a screen is added or a section is moved, and if every screen had already been styled, each change would mean restyling several screens. Leaving styling until the structure is settled means it is done once.

2 Describe the evidence you would include to show how you created an interactive product. 4

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

  • Screenshots of the product at each stage
  • Screenshots of tools and settings for each technique
  • Before and after evidence of repurposed assets, with sizes
  • Reasons for changes from the plan, or saved versions

Model answer. I would include screenshots of the product at each stage of the build, the linked structure, the content added and the finished design, so the process is visible. For each technique I would show the tool and settings I used, such as the compression settings for a photograph or the link set on a button. For every asset I repurposed I would show it before and after, with its file size, to evidence the optimisation. I would also explain every change I made from my plan, with the reason, and keep numbered versions of the project.