CDROMs and Interactive Multimedia Applications

Digital Catalyst can develop rich and interactive multimedia presentations for your business.
 

Reasons for developing a multimedia application:

• to reach an audience with limited or no internet access
• to provide take away product promotion on CDROM or DVDROM
• to provide online video based training demonstration
• to simulate training on real world software applications so end users can be tested in a familiar environment (this includes user mouse clicks, keyboard input, and decision trees)
   

Features of multimedia applications:

• include video aspects for visual demonstrations
• include audio aspects such as voice narration or background music
• have your application wrapped inside Flash which provides a rich user experience
• capacity for pop-up text prompts and mouse clicks (i.e. can receive user input)
• can be delivered over a variety of mediums including the internet, CDROM / DVD or portable Flash drive
• can be delivered with independence from the end user operating system (e.g. Windows, Mac, Linux)

Interactive multimedia applications offer an alternative to web delievery. CDROMs and DVDROMs are a better medium for very large and high quality multimedia presentations.

Digital Catalyst have delivered rich CDROM based multimedia applications to the following organisations:

Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW:

The Roads and Traffic Authority (NSW) required an interactive training simulation for their new browser based software for heavy vehicle inspections (replacing blue slips) and for this to be delivered on a CDROM.

The training comprised of approximately 20 different user scenarios within the software.

This simulation uses video captured screenshots of the software and then mock user scenario tests with instructions where a user in training may have entered some erroneous input.

Front user Interface of RTA CDROM adhering to strict corporate branding guidelines	Training simulation with a context sensitive pop-up text response to the user (light green pop-up)

United Medical Protection Ltd (NSW):

UMP required a promotional CDROM which was going to be mailed out to interested parties. It served primarily as a rich interface sales tool. The presentation itself was delivered in Flash on CDROM, but part of the project was to include a fully branded design skin on both the sealable envelopes and the CDROM skin.

Bebari Pty Ltd:

Bebari required an Flash video demonstration of their software which was used to design cupboards, kitchens, offices, and filing. I was active user demonstration of the software with narration. It was provided primarily as a sales tool, and delivered online through their website.