Macromedia Training Overview
Authorware 6: Level 2 is a hands-on instruction book that will introduce you to many features of Authorware. You will explore the use of external content, navigation, advanced interactions, scoring and recording interactions, and advanced media controls.
Prerequisites
To be successful at this course, you must be familiar with the basic operation of the Windows operating system and possess fundamental knowledge of multimedia development. Previous to taking this course, a student should take the following course:
Delivery Method:
Director 8.5: Web 3D (Windows) is an instructor-led course which provides hands-on exercises to provide you with program experience to meet the performance-based objectives of the course.
Hardware/Software Requirements
You will need
- An Intel Pentium with floating-point coprocessoror equivalent class processor running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT version 4.0 or later.
- At least 16 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM). 24 MB of RAM is recommended.
- 25 MB of available disk space.
- A CD-ROM drive.
- A color monitor capable of 800 x 600 pixel resolution (1024 x 768 pixel resolution preferred).
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and/or Netscape Navigator 4.x (or later version).
- Macromedia Authorware 6
- Macromedia Web Players for both Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.
Navigator. The players are available at http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveAuthorware.
Performance-Based Objectives
Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Manage content used in an Authorware piece using libraries, models, and the External Media Browser.
- Create navigation using hypertext styles and interactions.
- Setup advanced interactions including target area interactions, multiple text entries, and hot object interactions.
- Score interactions by judging and setting scoring weights, calculating scores, and displaying results.
- Record scores by writing to an external file or by connecting to a database.
- Create buttons to stop and start media, and sequence images and audio.
Course duration
1 Day
Macromedia Training Course outline
Lesson 1: Content Management
- Topic 1A: External Content
- Topic 1B: Working with Libraries
- Topic 1C: Models
Lesson 2: Multi-page Documents and Navigation
- Topic 2A: Importing Multi-page Documents
- Topic 2B: Creating a Hypertext Style
- Topic 2C: Linear and Non-linear Navigation within Authorware
- Topic 2D: Calls and Returns
Lesson 3: Advanced Interactions
- Topic 3A: Knowledge Objects and Target Area Interactions
- Topic 3B: Multiple Text Entries
- Topic 3C: Hot Object Interactions
Lesson 4: Scoring Interactions
- Topic 4A: Configuring Interactions to be Scored
- Topic 4B: Displaying Variable Values
Lesson 5: Recording Scores
- Topic 5A: Writing Data to an External File
- Topic 5B: Recording Data in an Access Database
Lesson 6: Advanced Media Controls
- Topic 6A: Controlling Media in Authorware
- Topic 6B: Sequencing Images and Audio
