Interactive Media Development
This Click & Learn, which includes a simulator of oxygen circulation, explores how oxygen moves from the atmosphere into the human body and eventually to the tissues.
A3MG developed this interactive working with content producers and designers at HHMI BioInteractive. A3MG programmed the UI/UX, simulator, interactive graphs, and accessibility elements. This project has been designed to comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
A3MG was hired to remediate an existing product produced by another company. From color contrast failures to improper semantic markup and element labeling, we were able to fix and greatly improve the accessibility of this product to meet WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
In this interactive, students use tools to simulate how scientists collected and used sample data to estimate elephant population sizes.
A3MG developed this interactive working with content producers and designers at HHMI BioInteractive. A3MG designed the UI/UX, programmed the “Measure Area” and “Count Elephants” tools, and accessibility elements. The data students collect with the tools is compiled into the printable “Data Tables” tab where students can analyze further.
This project has been designed to comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
This interactive features a disease spread simulator, including a step-by-step tutorial mode. An advanced epidemic simulator allows users to input variables and graph the results automatically.
A3MG developed this interactive working with content producers and designers at HHMI BioInteractive. A3MG programmed the UI/UX, simulators, interactive graphs, and accessibility elements.
This project has been designed to comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
This Click & Learn traces the flow of energy from the Sun all the way to cells within organisms. The embedded questions and calculations guide students’ understanding of how energy is distributed through a variety of ecosystems.
A3MG worked with content producers at HHMI BioInteractive and provided UI/UX design and programming.
This project has been designed to comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
In this lab, students prepare and analyze virtual bacterial DNA samples. In the process, they learn about several common molecular biology methods, including DNA extraction, PCR, and DNA sequencing and analysis. These methods are applicable in a wide variety of settings, including scientific research and forensic labs.
Originally developed by A3MG in 1999, the virtual lab was modernized in 2023 to work on phone-sized devices and improve its accessibility.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
This interactive animation about coral bleaching provides stop points at which students can further explore the material through additional text and illustrations, videos, questions, and simple interactive widgets.
Interactive Exploration of Coral Bleaching
Working with content producers at HHMI Biointeractive, A3MG designed and programmed this customized video player and content pages.
This project has been designed to comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines and includes video subtitles and an audio description (AD) version of the animation.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
This interactive explores niche partitioning, a mechanism that enables similar species of animals to coexist. It features drag and drop activities, quizzes and freeform responses, a printable progress page, and the ability to save progress to the cloud using Google Sign In.
A3MG worked with content producers at HHMI BioInteractive and provided UI/UX design and programming.
This project has been redesigned to comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility guidelines.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
A3MG designed and authored the DVD for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s annual Holiday Lectures on Science DVDs. Above are two menus from the 2015 lectures on the topic of ecology.
A3MG designed and programmed this customized video player that features interactive quizzes for HHMI BioInteractive short films.
Interactive Case Study for The Effects of Fungicides on Bumble Bee Colonies
Embedded quiz modules test students’ understanding as they watch the video exploring whether fungicides play a role in the decline of bee populations.
This project has been redesigned to comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines and includes screenreader accessibility, subtitles, and an audio description (AD) version of the film.
Client: Howard Hughes Medical Institute