The animation was originally produced with a commercial animation package and individual frames were later converted to CD-I format. At the end of this training module, students are required to identify certain structures, such as the platelets, by moving the cursor to the correct image. Foreign language learning for business purposes is another field of training in which CD-I is applicable. We have recently produced a CD-I disc containing 10 modules of Learning Vietnamese, based on materials taken from a 14 week course developed at Victoria University. The program enables students to select a sentence or conversation in Vietnamese, listen to the dialogue, or hear the English translation.
Text is presented in both English and Vietnamese characters.
Another feature of the design is a facility for obtaining in context information about the selected conversation. This option allows students to see and hear a description of the characters involved in the conversation, and helps convey a sense of meaning and action to the program. In the Tourism industry CD-I can be used like an interactive brochure to promote a location or tourist facility. So far we have explored two products in the field of tourism, one selling the features of Melbourne and the other offering an adventure tour of Australia. The first example uses images and promotional material acquired from tourism authorities, and the disc contains items such as scenes of Melbourne, its restaurants, hotels and fashion houses.