Festival2011/Touch the News

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Description

The recent launch of BostonGlobe.com wow'ed the web world with its use of HTML5 and responsive design approach. Working in small, multi-disciplinary teams, we challenge you to envision a tablet-optimised version of the Boston Globe.

How can it appeal to a younger, app-savvy audience? What interactions and navigation concepts could make this a news experience that stands out? How can it utilise native tablet functionality through HTML5? Remember, this is in the browser and not an app.

In your teams, we encourage you to think about what usage scenarios you want to illustrate what technologies you want to explore

Pick up to 3 use cases to work on.

Consider:

How do people consume news on the iPad? What content are they interested in? Focus on a younger audience. What’s the context – are they at home? What time of the day is it? What interactions are appropriate for a great reading experience that stands out? Do you want to focus on a specific topic, such as weather or sports? Do you want to focus on a specific media type, such as video or photos? What technological characteristics do you want to focus on? See the separate info sheet.

Skills Needed

Programmers, frontend, backend User experience designers Journalists

Post-Event Participation

How people can get involved with your project after the festival.

Hashtags

1. html5
2. ipad
3. news
4. newsapp
5. bostonglobal
6. newsjam #newshack

Relevant links

• http://bostonglobe.com/
• http://www.hackcamp.org.uk/
• http://www.designjams.org/

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