A Study of Authoring Alternatives for Training-Oriented Videodiscs.

Abstract

Videodisc technology shows great promise for use in a variety of training and information dissemination activities within the Navy. Little is known about the problems and procedures associated with the authoring of training-oriented videodiscs, however. This study addresses eight areas that are related to the problems of authoring. These include the delivery system itself (i.e., the various capabilities of players and associated computer devices), media selection during instructional systems development, instructional strategies, author mock-up and simulation prior to premastering, premastering, mastering and replication, composition of videodisc authoring teams, and evaluation alternatives. It was concluded that optical videodisc technology and the authoring technologies associated with it are still in a state of flux and are expected to be changing and evolving during the next 5 years. Thus, the Navy should not plan to deploy videodiscs widely in the immediate future. Rather, the Naval Education and Training Command and its supporting agencies should track the development of knowledge in the videodisc field, which is expected to unfold rapidly in the next 2 years. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA075276

Entities

People

  • C. Victor Bunderson
  • Robert W. Mendenhall
  • Stanley Jarvis

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  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Cameras
  • Color Television
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Information
  • Economic Analysis
  • Employment
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Personal Computers
  • Photographs
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Trainees

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design