Some suggestions which may lead us in that direction involve the creation of portable Java applets or the storing of animation snippets in video format. Perhaps these solutions will become viable as our computer systems improve. But even if they don't, there is no doubt that the role of computer simulations in physics lectures is on the increase and a strong belief that it adds genuine value to the quality of learning occurring in our physics lectures. Although speculating on the future of lecture demonstration software is risky, there is one thing I think we can say with certainty, and that is that the software will only ever supplement physical demonstrations but will never replace them. Because ultimately, physics is about discovering how the real world behaves.
Computers do what they are told to do by their programmers.
Whilst they can illustrate the behaviour of the world, they do not prove to us that the world behaves that way. The proof is in the hands on demonstrations and experiments that underlie the very existence of the subject. This package is distributed through John Wiley and Sons, Inc and includes a very detailed book with each module.