Exercises

Exercises - AC

AuthorWare Demonstration

You will work with a demonstration of Authorware's capabilities. You can access a folder called
tutorial & demo files that has all of the relevant routines:

apmdemo - a demonstration of Authorware
apmdemo source 03/19/95 1817, source code in Authorware for the demo
Map of the World.QT, a QuickTime movie that comes with Authorware, which will be used in your program
multdev - initial, an Authorware program with a few icons, that you will extend
multdev.lib - a library containing text, graphics and audio, that you can use in the new program
QuickTime Movies
QuickTime Overlay
tutorial.pdf - a tutorial on Authorware (also accessible on the WWW as described below)

To run the demo in the Derring 2069 lab, launch Authorware Professional from On Guard. Open the file

apmdemo source in the tutorial & demo files folder in the CS4984 folder on the Assignments disk. In the near future, APDemo can be launched from the On Guard menu.

To run Authorware in the New Media Center, pull down from the Apple menu, select Applications, select Programming, and then select Authorware 3.0. That will allow you to run the

apmdemo source in the tutorial & demo files from the desktop. Or, more simply, you can just double-click on apmdemo in that folder.

When you see the new set of menus, select Run from the Try It menu. Follow directions, to learn how Authorware works. Be sure to plug in your headphones so you can receive audio instructions. Exit when you are done. NOTE: Make sure to learn the material presented in the demo and to become familiar with the different media elements incorporated therein.

AuthorWare Exercise

You will learn how to program in Authorware, turning in a diskette with what you develop. The building blocks you will start with are:

multdev
multdev.lib
Map of the World.QT

Please follow the online instructions in PDF or as GIF pages to complete this exercise in the lab and then turn in your diskette to the instructor. In the process of doing so, you will use most of the Authorware icons. Try to be somewhat familiar with the function of each of them, and pay special atttention to how program execution flow occurs in Authorware (this includes understanding the Authorware "flowline").

Note: Since Authorware is such an important part of this unit, you should expect 2-3 questions on it in the Quiz.