Learn with Me: Authorware Multimedia Courseware Creation

Author: Gao Zhiqing
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Compared to other similar books, the major feature of this book is the organic combination of book explanations and multimedia demonstrations to comprehensively explain the methods of creating multimedia courseware. The examples created in this book are characterized by strong targeting, high practicality, innovative design, rigorous layout, and rich image materials. The explanations of basic knowledge are relatively intuitive and easy to learn, while the example creation is comprehensive and concise. The balance between detail and overview is well-considered, providing a relatively complete and systematic description of the characteristics and professional techniques of multimedia production. Additionally, this book places great emphasis on learning methods and learning outcomes. The illustrations adopt both Chinese and English interfaces, and command terms are presented in a Chinese-English (bilingual) format, making it easy to learn and use. It is highly suitable for beginners and readers with some foundational knowledge to improve their skills.
To facilitate learning, this book lists the content, objectives, and key techniques of each example before the detailed explanations in every chapter, allowing readers to get a general understanding of what they will learn before starting the example creation. In terms of content and layout, it is designed to be easy to understand and visually engaging. Therefore, after completing this book, readers are expected to have a comprehensive understanding of Authorware and be able to create beautiful multimedia works.
Authorware is a powerful multimedia authoring tool developed by U.S. Micromedia. Its latest version is Authorware7. Due to its strong creative capabilities, user-friendly interface, and excellent scalability, it has been widely favored by multimedia creators since its release and has become the most widely used multimedia authoring tool globally. This book introduces the various functions and practical techniques of Authorware7 through a large number of carefully selected examples, guiding readers to master the use and skills of Authorware7 in a relatively effortless manner, enabling them to apply the software for courseware creation. The examples chosen in this book are typical, highly practical, and easy to operate. The explanations are thorough, detailed, and insightful, making the book highly readable. Whether you are a beginner or have some foundational knowledge, you will gain significant insights after studying this book.
To assist readers in learning and creation, this book comes with a companion CD-ROM that includes all the source programs and required files for the multimedia works in the book, as well as the images, sounds, and movie animations used in creating the book's multimedia examples. It is believed that this CD-ROM will be of great help to readers' learning. This book is suitable for beginners and readers with some foundational knowledge in multimedia courseware creation to improve their practical application skills. It also holds high reference value for readers at the intermediate level seeking further improvement.