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A few years ago, you brought your stereo system toward state-of-the-art sound by buying a CD player, which brought you perfectly reproduced music through digital sound. Now, lots of you [...]

Restaurant chains are implementing different types of interactive training programs to train their employees. Some chains such as Burger King Corp. have introduced compact disc interactive programs which consist of CD-player-television hookups enabling viewers to interact with programming through wireless or hard-wired control devices. Other chains such as Fazoli's or Taco Cabana Inc. prefer CD-ROM-based training programs undergone on personal computers., Interaction is a key to effective and efficient employee training in the 1990s and I beyond, many operators agree. But there is less accord regarding the best method I for [...]

Organizations like Electronic Data Systems, Caltex Petroleum Corporation, Bell Atlantic Directory Services, the National Library of Medicine/National Cancer Institute, Foreground Music, Inc. (FMI), U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), SkillMaster, Wilson Learning Corporation, [...]

The current CD systems all use the same basic technology of the CDI or CD Interactive format. In this system, a specially recorded CD contains four hours of music using [...]

CD-ROM, CD-I, DVI, CD-ROM/XA: Where Are We Headed? Editor Note: As librarians become comfortable with the integration of CD-ROM-based systems for both technical processing and public services activities in their [...]

Restaurant owners and managers as well as foodservice operators should adopt technology-based training when training employees in food safety. Technology-based training also addresses the major concern of the restaurant industry for more effective recruitment, selection, hiring and retention practices, since employees prefer companies that invest in educating their workforce. Two of the most common types of technologies used in training are the CD-ROM and CD interactive or CD-i. Among the benefits of these technologies are the minimal space they require and the immediacy of their results., Of all the challenges, problems and issues the foodservice industry faces, few are as urgent as the need to train everyone - from new hires to managers - in food [...]

Here's a no-nonsense article about a food-conglomerate supplier that used CD-i technology to deliver training and saved a bundle of dough. First, there was CD-ROM. Now, there's CD-i. It's similar [...]

Human beings approach computers in the same way a baby approaches its mother: `I want'. We may have grown accustomed to the PC but not all of us enjoy using [...]

Multimedia has started to pick up steam in the government, though there are no killer applications yet. The Navy uses it for training, and several agencies are beginning to develop […]

The attendance at this year's August SALT Conference (Society for Applied Learning Technology) was slightly larger than in 1990, in spite of a slow economy. This year's conference lacked any [...]

In the near future, most information will be disseminated through something other than the printed word and electronic media will likely be that conveyor. That's the assessment of officials with [...]

Between a book and a real teacher Area firm at cutting edge of interactive CD technology In the new technology for the '90s, Max Headroom moves over for Max Sadtler, [...]

The effective usage interactive information compact disk by Denver based Comcast for targeting small business is discussed.

The hotel industry has relied on technology in search for effective learning programs and training modalities. Video tapes, audio tapes and slides, which are traditional training models, have been integrated with teleconferencing, in order to conduct long distance training sessions. Learning programs that are delivered through the Internet or satellite transmissions have also been largely used by hotels in conducting professional training. Other training platforms which have been popularly used by hotels to provide interactive presentations include CD-ROM and CDi.

As various factions vie for control of new technologies, four women artists have recently released CD-ROMs that rearticulate and redefine discussions of computer-based art. Lucia Grossberger-Morales, Christine Tamblyn, Adrien Jenik […]

The compact disc interactive (CD-i), introduced by Philips Media, is playing a major role in Scotland's education system. It works as a computer helping teachers and children in interactive learning, an entertainment system for playing video games, and allows access to Internet with an add-on. The Scottish Interactive Technology Centre (SITC) uses it in staff development programmes and in schools for children to color, compose and music-direct CD-i adventures. Despite its success in Scotland, English schools have reservations about it due to the poor availability of UK-specific titles.

Seven CD-ROM products for use with a PC are briefly described. These titles include interactive movies such as 'Quantum Gate II: The Vortex,' 'Behind the Mask,' a scene-scene look at the making of the film, 'Launch,' looking at a small town and 'Virtual Graceland,' a tour through the Presley mansion.

There are many applications for Compact Disc-Recordable (CD-R) technology, among them being the archiving of accounting information. A CD-R system allows for the recording of CDs using a CD recorder and a microcomputer. Four different formats can be created: CD-ROM, CD-A, CD-ROM/XA and CD-I. The main advantage of CD-R technology is the ability to create discs without needing to use outside agencies, such as microfiche bureaux.

Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-i) is Philip's interactive compact disc system that can be plugged directly into an ordinary television set. Children in primary schools were very happy with this system, though secondary schools were unhappy with the software which was not relevant to the curriculum. Despite its simplicity and quality, this system may not become popular.

Travel agent Page & Moy, Leicester, England, belongs to a consortium which is test-marketing the use of a CD Interactive (CD-i) for home-shopping. Barclays Bank, catalogue company Freemans and Page & Moy are supplying discs including music videos, films, and a Cruise Directory from which customers can browse and select a cruise holiday. Customers can answer questions to determine the most appropriate cruise, or see pictures of a selected region of the world. Electronics company Phillips, also part of the consortium, is developing a phone link to allow cruise bookings to also be made from home.

Phillips' Compact Disc Interactive (CDi) facilitates viewing of regular full-screen videos, from the disc, when a cartridge is plugged in. CDi is set to become very popular in UK homes. The Switched Multimegabit Data Service will provide films through phone lines. People can dial a number from home and request for the trailer of a movie or part of a video game.

Interactive compact disc programs have far-reaching implications for education. It leads to a natural increase for the demand of moving pictures which leads to involvement of broadcasters in the edevelopment of the educational media. However, controversy over the school-television industry relationship has hindered the progress of propagation. Moreover, the expense involved has also contributed to the paucity of existing resources.