There are newspaper articles to read, tapes to play and summarize, notecards and photographs to organize, and faxes to clean up and send. System requirements and installation procedures for the CD-ROM are followed by detailed instructions on how to use the various elements of the program. In another episode, it might be an e-mail message that arrives, or a phone call. Then the student clicks on an envelope on the desktop to read a letter, clicks on the cassette player to listen to the tape, etc. Some of the activities have comprehension exercises, which might require audio response or multiple choice answers.
Maps are available, with video clips and background information.
All of these activities and documents are archived on a cart in the corner of the virtual office, and can be accessed later on. Eventually the solution to the mystery becomes clear, the student has used the language in an interesting and realistic manner, and the Castillo family can rest easy for another five years. The implementation is graphically quite impressive, including live video action integrated into the main artwork of the screen, representing an office and a desktop. While this approaches the sophistication of the latest in multimedia adventure games, it presents a variety of educational activities all tied into solving the ongoing Destinos saga, already proven to be motivating to the student of Spanish. Upon entering an episode on the CD-ROM, Raquel appears at the door.