Creating+a+multimedia+solution+-+application

Introduction
Multimedia authoring software is often used for creating standalone applications. Standalone multimedia applications tend to be interactive.

Traditionally these applications have been delivered to the uiser in 2 ways:


 * 1) On CD-ROM / DVD-ROM - due to the size of the application, because of the large files sizes of the multimedia assets (e.g. audio, video)
 * 2) In a kiosk e.g. at a museum or gallery

However, due to the increase in broadband speeds, multimedia applications can now be delivered/streamed online.

Task 1
Investigate 3 multimedia authoring programs. For each one:
 * Write a paragraph describing the program
 * Produce a table of features and benefits

Task 2
Although PowerPoint is generally associated with producing presentations, it can in fact be used to create multimedia applications also.

You have been asked to produce a standalone kiosk program by the [|National Museum of Scotland]. You can decide on the topic which your kiosk program will cover, but here are some suggestions if you are stuck:
 * The Egyptians
 * Extinct Animals
 * The Rainforest
 * Technology in the 20th Century
 * Scottish History
 * Global Warming
 * Telecommunications
 * etc.

Use PowerPoint to produce a standalone kiosk program on your chosen topic. Bear in mind that your kiosk program will not be run by a presenter, and therefore should be controlled by the user via mouse clicks (to imitate a touch screen solution). Your solution should include:
 * A starter splash screen
 * A main menu with button control to key sections
 * Between 6 and 10 pages of content pages
 * Content pages should have examples of: text, graphics, audio, and video
 * Content pages should provide clickable links to further content and/or the main menu

Make sure that the presentation is set to [|run in kiosk mode]. (Note that the menu options here might differ on Apple Mac computers).

Note that this task will be used as evidence, so you should print out some screen shots as evidence.