Multimedia authoring system
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Authoring systems are authoring environments that have on-screen tools like menus, prompts, icons etc. that let users enter text, graphics, banching logic etc. and that generate underlying code.
Popular systems
Commercial educational
- Macromedia Authorware
- Everest ($1995 list price on 14:49, 26 June 2007 (MEST))
Commercial general purpose
- Hypercard and followups like
- Revolution
- Director
- Flash ($700 on 14:49, 26 June 2007 (MEST)).
- Quest (dead product ?)
- Toolbook ($2795 on 14:49, 26 June 2007 (MEST))
- NeoSoft, ($200 - 10% for education)
Free or cheap
- HM-Card. HM-Card is a set of tools designed to create and peruse: Computer Supported Educational Packages ; Multimedia Presentations and Demonstrations; Interactive Hypermedia Manuals ; Highly interactive WEB sites (not tested by Daniel K. Schneider).
- MaxAuthor, a free multimedia authoring system for language instruction. Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP. Student activities include MaxBrowser, Listening Dictation, Pronunciation, Multiple Choice, Vocabulary Completion, and Audio Flashcards. Lessons can be delivered via Internet or MS-Windows
There should be more systems I think (but don't know). Therefore also consider WBT tools like eXe.
Free of cheap WBT systems
Other/See also
- Computer game. Some toolkits can be used to build educational games.
Links
- Multimedia Wiki (formats and players)
- Multimedia Authoring Tools (good list, updated 2003), retrieved 14:49, 26 June 2007 (MEST).
References
- Locatis,Craig, Al-Nuaim,Hana (1999), Interactive technology and authoring tools: A historical review and analysis, Educational Technology Research and Development, 47, 3, 9/18/1999, Pages 63-75, DOI 10.1007/BF02299634 (Access restricted)