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Quest is a breakthrough authoring tool, built by instructional experts to enhance the creation of interactive training and education applications using an approachable, reusable and extensible object-oriented architecture. Its powerful structure provides the flexibility to move seamlessly between WYSIWYG screens and design levels, and between authoring and run-time views

APPROACHABLE:

Increase productivity by mapping out overall structure from a "big picture" perspective

Intuitive visual environment enhances the development process for content experts, instructional designers, artists, and authoring experts

Work within the frames you are creating, seeing exactly what the end-users will experience

Graphical object list is easy to learn and use, helping teams of developers work together, clearly interpreting each other's work

FastTracks libraries of pre-built screen layouts, menus, templates, buttons, frame structures, and whole interactions give you a jump start

Complete context-sensitive help is available on-line

POWERFUL:

Object-oriented, event-driven architecture offers unlimited power and flexibility

Any object in Quest� can become a Live Object, to which you assign its own set of capabilities, conditions, and attributes

Object properties are modifiable during run-time

Hypertext links trigger responses using any Quest� object - video, branching, pop-up windows, etc.

C-based language (ANSI) is imbedded in the system; no proprietary scripting language required

C Coach aids both novice and expert developers in accessing programming power without entering code

Multitasking allows special effects to occur at the same time as animations, video, or audio playback

REUSABLE:

Build your own templates and add them to the FastTracks libraries to increase future productivity

Create and distribute custom objects, design templates, and modules to enhance productivity and standardization

Allows multiple developers to work simultaneously

Organize your FastTracks libraries within individualized categories

Name-list and thumbnail display of library contents

EXTENSIBLE:

Internet data transfer power and file access capabilities for both peer-to-peer and client server communication

URL file access allows Quest� titles to read files stored on any web site and transfer and update data in real time

Specialized CMI objects manage the storage and retrieval of data according to AICC standards

Easy-to-use Extension Manager allows developers to attach Windows DLLs, executables, and C header files directly to the Quest� engine

Automated release program simplifies the copying of files for final installation

Provides extensive support of Windows API

Supports Windows ODBC drivers and databases

Because Quest 7.0 takes advantage of the newest technologies, it requires 32-bit, Windows operating systems only (Windows 95 -- and higher -- and Windows NT). Courses created in Quest 7.0 can only run on 32-bit playback systems.