Introduction to Interactive Multimedia, An

by Misovich, Stephen J.; Katrichis, Jerome; Demers, David; Sanders, William B.

• ISBN13: 9780205343737
• ISBN10: 0205343732
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

@HEADLINE= A quick guide to PowerPoint, Director, Flash, and Java Script. @BULLET= Includes an explanation of interactive multimedia, so readers can see how interactive elements can be used @BULLET= Demonstrates interactive multimedia uses in education and training @BULLET= Explains online and non-online modes of interactive multimedia for use in either web- or classroom-based settings @SUMMARY= An Introduction to Interactive Multimedia provides multimedia beginners with a hands-on overview of four popular multimedia applications used in education and business: PowerPoint, Macromedia Director, Macromedia Flash, and JavaScript. The book provides a chapter describing the capabilities of each of the four programs and a sample of what it can produce. It is especially useful for readers who are trying to decide what software to use for a specific project. A second chapter for each program describes the "operating system" of the program: the tools readers will use to create their multimedia presentations. Finally, a third chapter provides a step-by-step procedure for producing a high-impact multimedia object @AUTHBIO=Stephen J. Misovichis an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Hillyer College, University of Hartford, CT @AUTHBIO=Jerome Katrichisis an Assistant Professor of Marketing and Interactive Information Technology, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT @AUTHBIO=David Demersis the director of the Faculty Center for Learning Development at the University of Hartford. @AUTHBIO=William B. Sandersis a professor at the department of Interactive Information Technology in the University of Hartford

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
An Invitation to Interactive Multimedia	1	(5)
Multimedia and People	1	(1)
Technology of Multimedia	2	(1)
The Art of Multimedia	3	(1)
Multimedia and Learning	4	(1)
References	5	(1)
Introducing Presentation Multimedia	6	(10)
What Is Presentation Software?	6	(1)
The Original Purpose of Presentation Software	7	(2)
Moving Presentations to the Web	9	(1)
Elements of a Presentation	9	(4)
Interactivity with PowerPoint	13	(1)
Structure of a Presentation: The Inherent Linearity of Presentations	14	(1)
What Presentation Software Is Best Suited For	15	(1)
What Presentation Software Is Not Meant to Do	15	(1)
Using Presentation Multimedia	16	(10)
PowerPoint Basics: Exploring the Interface	16	(3)
The Structure of a Slide Show	19	(1)
Live versus Automated Presentations	20	(1)
Generating Slides: Working with Templates	21	(1)
Working with AutoLayouts	21	(2)
Working with Your Layout	23	(1)
Composing Your Slides: Adding Text, Animation, Multimedia, and Effects	23	(3)
A Presentation Project: A Lecture with PowerPoint	26	(17)
Planning the Lecture	26	(1)
Deciding on Objectives	26	(1)
Laying Out the Lecture	26	(1)
Assembling the Elements	27	(1)
Creating the Slides: Creating Your Own Template	27	(12)
Delivering the Live Lecture	39	(2)
Preparing Notes and Handouts	41	(1)
Keeping Minutes during the Lecture	41	(1)
Moving the Lecture to the Web	41	(2)
Introducing Director	43	(8)
When to Use Director and Multimedia	44	(4)
Delivering the Goods	48	(1)
Director Metaphors	49	(2)
Using Director	51	(24)
Director Basics	51	(11)
Getting Started: Basic Animation with Director	62	(12)
Where to Now?	74	(1)
The Director Project	75	(20)
A Recap	75	(1)
Planning the Application	76	(2)
Getting Started	78	(14)
Delivering the Goods	92	(1)
Conclusion	93	(2)
An Introduction to Flash	95	(18)
The Flash Work Environment	95	(1)
Flash Drawing and Animation Quick Start	96	(1)
Creating a Symbol	97	(4)
Using the Library	101	(2)
Creating Animation	103	(1)
Creating a Tween	104	(2)
Adding New Layers	106	(3)
Adding Text	109	(1)
Adding Sound	110	(2)
Saving the Flash Player Movie	112	(1)
Conclusion	112	(1)
Flash Drawing Tools	113	(20)
The Arrow Tool	113	(1)
The Subselect Tool	114	(1)
The Line Tool	114	(1)
The Lasso Tool	115	(1)
The Pen Tool	115	(1)
The Text Tool	115	(1)
The Oval Tool	116	(1)
The Rectangle Tool	117	(1)
The Round Rectangle Radius Option	117	(1)
The Pencil Tool	118	(1)
The Brush Tool	119	(1)
The Ink Bottle Tool	120	(1)
The Paint Bucket Tool	121	(2)
The Eyedropper Tool	123	(1)
The Eraser Tool	123	(1)
The Fill Panel	124	(2)
The Stroke Panel	126	(1)
The Transform Panel	126	(1)
The Align Panel	126	(2)
The Info Panel	128	(1)
The Swatches Panel	129	(1)
The Mixer Panel	129	(1)
The Character Panel	130	(1)
The Paragraph Panel	131	(1)
The Text Options Panel	132	(1)
Conclusion	132	(1)
Animation and Interactivity Tools in Flash	133	(31)
Tweening	133	(7)
The Instance Panel	140	(1)
The Effect Panel	141	(1)
The Sound Panel	142	(2)
Creating a Button	144	(2)
Basic Actionscript Commands	146	(1)
Frame Actions	146	(2)
Object Actions	148	(1)
Exporting the Final Flash Animation	149	(3)
A Project: Flashcards for the Web	152	(12)
Introducing JavaScript	164	(13)
Writing JavaScript Programs	164	(2)
Setting Up JavaScript	166	(7)
Launching JavaScript Scripts	173	(3)
Conclusion	176	(1)
JavaScript Fundamentals	177	(14)
Functions	177	(1)
Basic Structures in JavaScript	178	(2)
Conditional Statements	180	(5)
Loops	185	(2)
Arrays	187	(1)
Arrays and Loops	188	(2)
Conclusion	190	(1)
JavaScript Interaction	191	(14)
The Form Object	191	(2)
The Form Array Object	193	(2)
Structuring Question Forms	195	(1)
Radio Buttons and Check Boxes	196	(4)
Quiz Project	200	(5)
Organizing Multimedia	205	(4)
Human Resources	205	(1)
Technical Resources	206	(1)
Planning the Project	206	(1)
Assessment	207	(2)
Index	209