Unit 8-2 Barnstorming Biplanes

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

• Create a multimedia screen that presents the 1920s barnstorming era in the History of Flight.
• Provide realism with the ambient sound of a biplane in flight.
• Show the user a movie of a biplane in motion.
• Link the Biplane button on the History of Flight menu to the biplane screen.
• Use action buttons to enable the user to navigate.

Reading

The home screen you created in the previous unit serves as a menu. When the user clicks one of the four aircraft buttons, the application branches to materials that describe the corresponding period in aviation history. Read chapter 27 to learn how to create multimedia screens describing the barnstorming era of the 1920s and link them to the Biplane button on the History of Flight home screen.

Online Activities

Resources used in this unit from the Multilit CD include:

• Biplane.bmp in the Aircraft folder.
• Biplane.wav in the Ambient folder.
• Biplane.avi in the Aircraft folder.

At the Multilit Web site you can learn more about the history of World War I aircraft.

Assignment

There is no specific assignment required in this unit, which is part of the History of Flight tutorial. The purpose of this tutorial is to step you through the process of creating a multimedia application based on a picture menu that provides the user with navigational options that appear onscreen within the context of a consistent user interface. Due to the progressive nature of the History of Flight tutorial, there are no end-of-chapter exercises. You do not need to hand in the History of Flight application unless your instructor has told you specifically to do so. You are nevertheless encouraged to complete this tutorial, which will provide you with valuable experience and knowledge that can inform the design and creation of your own multimedia application that you must submit to your instructor toward the end of the course.