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Lessons Learned: Authorware Conversion Analysis from Boeing

This analysis delves into the challenges encountered during the conversion of Authorware courseware from Boeing, covering icon display, interaction, motion, calculation, and more. The document outlines assumptions, limitations, solutions, and conclusions drawn from the process, showcasing the intricacies involved in such conversions.

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Lessons Learned: Authorware Conversion Analysis from Boeing

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  1. Authorware Conversion: Lessons Learned Fred Banks September 30, 2009 READINESS BEGINS WITH TRAINING

  2. Analysis Sample courseware from Boeing: • F/A-18 (multiple projects) • C-17 • F-22 • Foreign customers • Boeing Commercial Aircraft • Multiple programming styles and versions • Lessons with thousands of icons and libraries

  3. Assumptions • Content will be imported into the ForceTen LCMS • Content will be packaged in ForceTen • Media will be in a central repository • Not everything will convert

  4. Authorware Icons Display Interaction Motion Calculation Erase Map Wait Digital Movie Navigate Sound Framework DVD Decision Knowledge Object

  5. Display • Graphics • Text • Lines/Boxes/Circles • Colors • Modes • Fills/Thickness

  6. Interaction • Limited conversion • Branching to other pages? • Reference page • Most were Hot Spots

  7. Interaction page 2 • No examples of CMI nor question types. • No conversion

  8. Motion • One example found • Not tested

  9. Calculation • Don’t move this graphic • i/o • Calculation • No samples of JavaScript • Can be templated • Not cost effective for automated conversion

  10. Erase • Limited usage • Many references to “external” pages • Conversion possibilities very limited Erase example

  11. BEFORE AFTER

  12. Group • Basis for making an HTML page • All effective lessons use group • Creates many non-display pages • Major decision in determining cost-effectiveness

  13. Wait • Limited use • Can get overly complex in conversion • Another reason why we need an authoring language wait example

  14. BEFORE AFTER

  15. Digital Movie • Only one example found • Bitmap Sequence • Probably requires conversion to another format • Bitmap Sequence, FLC/FLI, Director, Director (protected), MPEG, Video for Windows, Windows Media Player

  16. Navigate • Found in framework icon • No examples found to justify writing a conversion routine • Better to ignore • Gets re-done

  17. Sound • Need to convert to be effective multiple formats • AIFF, MP3, PCM, SWA, VOX, WAV • Found WAV

  18. Framework • Ignored • Gets rebuilt in an LCMS • May be heavily dependant on variables

  19. DVD • No test cases to examine • Outside of “Web”

  20. Decision • Some conversion possible • Can become very complex

  21. Knowledge Object • No samples found • May be easier to provide a template

  22. Other • Transitions • Browser issues • Not a 1 for 1 correspondence Example

  23. (shows transition fade-in)

  24. Summary of Problems • Duplicate Icon and ID names • Erases outside of current page • Overly large pages • Cryptic code • ~90% used databases • Some used 2 or more types • Custom LMS (written in AW) • Alignment of objective information

  25. Solutions • Redo by hand (i.e. Flash) • Write an interpreter • Requires maintaining Authorware for revisions • Cannot reuse • Authorware Web • Problems in VISTA • Conversion routine • 70% Level 1 and Level 2 • Re-do the remaining 30% • Apply templates

  26. Conclusion • Needs analysis • Conversion of media • No magic bullet • Some won’t convert or isn’t practical. • 100% databased • One giant page

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