Overview

At the heart of interactive media beats the pulse of input and output operations. Media is brought into existence and, in part, defined through this conduit.

Within this design I have attempted to capture a few fundamental elements of modern interactive media. The first is the aforementioned input-output pathway. In the center of this design is an iris. This lens represents both the camera used in media development as well as the eye that receives the interactive content.

Encompassing the iris is a subtle orbit that reaches towards the arrows in the negative space. This orbit serves as a mechanism to link the outer arrows to the iris, resulting in a connection of the media to its production and distribution channels. The orbit also reinforces the union of interactive media and new media technologies.

On either side of the symbol is a set of arrows pointing in opposite directions. These arrows represent the non-linear, user driven aspects of interactive media. The media is linked to its user not only through the eye, but also in how the user controls the media. The user is not limited to a specific point in time, but is able to freely move about the media.