Proposal

What I am going to make for my project is an interactive online game reviewing magazine, I am aiming to create a unique Nintendo magazine that will be used just like any other magazine but with interactive features such as a slideshow for the images, videos and many more features as I go along. I will be aiming to make this magazine regularly when I obtain the software at home. I am going to be reviewing all types of Nintendo games from old to new, along with previews of unreleased games and finally I will be offering helpful tips for games that have been released too.

What has inspired me to do this? Well I have been collecting the Official Nintendo Magazine for years, if I recall I started collecting them back in 2002. By reading their reviews and seeing what content they have, I can adapt with what they have created within their magazine and add new features to mine which they do not have. By doing this I can show I am capable of making my own magazine.

The way I am going to accomplish this is by playing a lot of Nintendo games, completing them and then reviewing the sections in detail, by doing this I will be able to put together a good enough review, also I am going to get plenty of screenshots within the game but I am going to put them on a slideshow which will save more room, I might even put videos on the page to show how the gameplay works and how the music sounds. I am aiming to get quite a few reviews done each week, if not then I will get other features up and running. I am also going to do an art section of my style to show off some of my image manipulation. I am mainly going to use InDesign and Photoshop for this project. I am going to do all my artwork and front cover pages through Photoshop and I will be using InDesign to put the whole magazine together. For the next eight weeks I am going to get all my reviews, previews, tips and other features written out, and the last few weeks I am going to put everything together and include all the videos.

I am going to be releasing my work onto blogger and spreading around links everywhere such as Facebook, forums, other bloggers and going to ask to give feedback, what to improve, what they like about the magazine and what could be added for the next issue, by doing this I will be able to identify what I have done wrong and what I need to do to improve my magazine.  Also I am keeping track of everything through blogger which is like a planned section for me. Also I will review the magazine myself to see how professional it is and how I can improve it, I will be comparing it to other magazines.

 
An example of my time plan is:
Week 1-8: Complete all written work on reviews, previews, tips.
Week9-16: Put together everything and make interactive pieces and slideshows plus videos.