VISUAL ELEMENTS AND CONTAINER METAPHORS FOR MULTIMEDIA

The paper describes the research behind three elements of an interacti ve product created from education radio resources. Firstly, a main men u interface that takes into account physical classroom conditions. Sec ondly, interactive learning interfaces that accommodate eye and vision requirements of children. Thirdly, a story interface design informed by the ''container'' metaphor and the 2D metaphors in radio script str uctures mapped in 3D using a ''Radio Rooms'' model. The work was carri ed out as a Senior Radio Producer with BBC Education, on a project usi ng educational radio materials to create interactive multimedia resour ces, part of a MPhil/PhD sponsored by the BBC.