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Can Captivate 9 Save Adobe?

LearnDash

Our relationship goes back a long way too as I can recall the days of using Captivate when it was owned by Macromedia. Articulate wasn’t the juggernaut that it is today, and aside from learning how to program Flash, Macromedia Captivate was your next best option. For a long time this is where Captivate really shined.

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Development Tools - Should I Cut Out the Middle Guy?

eLearning Cyclops

Back when I first started developing e-learning courses, I used Macromedia's Authorware. For more interactive elements, I used Flash and imported the SWFs into Authorware. Almost every course involved using Flash for interactive elements (animations, games, quizzes, simulations, video, etc.).

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My Top 10 e-Learning Tools

eLearning Cyclops

Adobe Flash - An essential tool for creating highly interactive elements, including animation, games, immersive learning simulations, and almost anything else you want if you can manage writing or finding the actionscript. And it worked very well with my Macromedia Flash when I was getting started in e-learning.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

2005: The Rise of Flash Video. In 2005, Adobe bought Macromedia and transformed it into Adobe Flash. Developers who worked with it discovered just how flexible Flash is. Flash didn''t require a lot of bandwidth as older methods would have used. simulations or serious games.' Mobile learning.

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How to Speak Like an eLearning Pro

OpenSesame

Simulations : Imitation of something real world in a virtual environment. Simulations enable learners to get comfortable using new skills before applying them in “do or die” scenarios. . Flash : Flash is a technology platform originally developed by Macromedia and later acquired and developed by Adobe systems.

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Course Authoring and Rapid eLearning Tool Satisfaction

Tony Karrer

RapidBuilder® (Software Simul. Adobe Captivate Macromedia Dreamweaver fr. Articulate Presenter Lectora Macromedia Flash Profess ion. Altova XMLSpy CustomDoc Macromedia Authorware fro. Impatica for PowerPoint KnowledgePlanet Firefly RapideL Lectora (OpenOffice-Impress/T. Articulate Rapid E-Learning S.

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Flash: an End of an Era – What You Need To Know

Aptara

Flash: an End of an Era – What You Need To Know. In 1996 Macromedia first introduced the Flash Player, developed to play videos, animations, and audio and to support enhanced interactivity in web browsers. Soon Flash became a source of frustration for the world’s largest technology companies such as Apple, Google, and Facebook.