Research
Where can we view NASA viz content
Both on website and app
Where can we find resources?
On elms, download file from NASA Viz SVS Sources and Research
What is the last line of story?
"Watch the video(s) to learn more."
Where to find instructions of how to develop visual elements?
Elms
Where is the template?
On elms, under module NASA Viz, Storytelling and Writing Articles
What will we write?
We will be writing stories of 150-200 words and choosing images and video for this app using a template provided by NASA. Style guide information will also be provided.
How to do audience analysis?
There is an assignment in elms that let us read several articles and analyze the audience.
How many words for an article?
150-200 words
List two tips of how to storytelling with your image.
Aim for variety in a series of shots
Learn to narrow down, trim, and exclude
how to credit yourself as an author?
Your own name with "(UMD Experiential Learning Program)" next to it - remember to remove the quotation marks.
What will the story be about?
Stories will be mostly about Earth, Planetary, Astrophysics, or Heliophysics.
What is NASA viz?
NASA Visualization Explorer is your portal to the coolest stories about NASA's exploration of Earth, the sun, moon, planets and universe.
Any thing other than article?
Yes, we need images and videos
Will teaser and tweet be the same?
Yes
Do we need images?
Yes. Stories have a very strong visual component, so you will need to understand how to choose good images that tell stories.
Describe the structure of the story.
A) Main idea, (Very basic opening statement that demonstrates a broad observation).
B) NASA assets used in the science, (Then, give info on how those observations were achieved).
C) What it means. I recommend reading previously published NASA Viz stories to get a sense of the structure.
D) Finally, summarize what was discovered by the observations and what that discovery might mean and what the cause might be.
E) The last line of every story is: "Watch the video(s) to learn more."
how many videos can you have in the article
There is a minimum of 4 stills and videos in any combination.
Will our work be published?
Stories that meet expectations may be published in the app depending on topic and availability in the schedule.