I use web-based multimedia for lectures using some Java (TM) Applets that I developed: SoundButton, ManualShow, and AutoShow, where the latter two are full-screen slide shows. Download the java classes here: classes.tar.gz and peruse the quick-reference card here: README-FREEWARE.TXT.

For instance, click here:
Apparently you cannot see the java applet that is supposed to sit here. Please check that java is enabled on your browser or try again with a browser that supports java.

When you clicked you should have heard the melodious warble of a roadrunner. The actual sound can be anything you cook up (from the web, an audio CD, or your own recording).

Now, try a slide show:

Apparently you cannot see the java applet that is supposed to sit here. Please check that java is enabled on your browser or try again with a browser that supports java.

(Working over modem? Wait a minute or two for the loading to finish.)

As with the sound button, any images you can lay your hands on or create can become part of your slide show, with as much or as little audio as you desire.

Included with the applets is another version of this slide called "AutoShow" that plays automatically without the need to press "next" all the time.

SoundButton, ManualShow, and AutoShow were originally written for teachers and professors who give lectures in multimedia classrooms where the computer screen is projected onto the wall. WWW delivery is especially nice in this situation because students can access the lecture material later (say, midnight the day before a test) without calling the instructor! Also, Mac lovers or Unix geeks need not worry that the computer in the classroom is a PC, the slide show will still shine.

Last modified: Tue Dec 19 10:03:15 CST 2000