Having learned the basic tools and techniques of multimedia, you will now use them to create an actual application. Your topic, the History of Flight, was chosen for several reasons. First, almost everyone is fascinated by aircraft and the subject of flight. Second, the history of aviation can be broken down into a few well-defined historical periods that lend themselves to the design of a simple, beginning-level application. Third, Aris Entertainment was kind enough to license materials from its MediaClips CD-ROMs for inclusion on the Multilit CD. These MediaClips CDs contain clip art, music, and digital videos of both jets and propeller aircraft. Finally, Dupont granted permission for us to digitize clips of historical aircraft featured in the IMAX video To Fly! which was created for the IMAX theater in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum under a grant from Conoco, a subsidiary of Dupont.
Read chapters 26, 27, and 28 to get started creating the History of Flight application and produce your first two historical aircraft slides.
This module consists of three units of instruction containing online activities that prepare you for completing the course assignments. Follow the links below to study the unit of your choice:
| Unit 8-1 | History of Flight, steps you through the process of creating a picture menu from which users will launch screens explaining different historical aircraft. |
| Unit 8-2 | Barnstorming Biplanes, you create multimedia screens describing the barnstorming era of the 1920s and link them to the Biplane button on the History of Flight home screen. |
| Unit 8-3 | Flying Fortress, you create multimedia screens describing World War II aircraft and link them to the Flying Fortress button on the History of Flight home screen. |
