Introduction of New Technique in Argentina : Multimedia in training & Education.

Abstract: We have searched for different possibilities to introduce Multimedia at a welding company in Argentina. We decided to create a training system. Our system should teach an unskilled user how to use a rather camplex expert system for welding. In this paper we discuss the design and implementation of a multimedia training system. We also include an evaluatlon of the software tools used in this project, mainly Linkway, SoundBlaster, Topas and Storyboard. Some constraints were put on the development work, by the company, due to hardware and software limitations. A PC environment was prescribed. It was also very hard to buy software on the open market. The system is easy to use and has a friendly user-interface. It contains multivariable choices to provide the user with a multitude of options. One of the main design ideas is a map, as a general concept through the whole system. This map is a tool for both browsing and mindmapping. The conclusions contains important elements in the design, analyses of software tools and the evaluatlon of multimedia technique at a welding company.