Montgomery, Rae (author), Sayre, Scott (author), and Telecommunications Development Center, University of Minnesota
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 86 Document Number: C05623
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, St Paul, MN : University of Minnesota, Telecommunications Development Center, 1990. 8 p. (TDC Research Report No. 9), The high cost of producing interactive videodisc programs has forced many developers to consider alternatives to videodisc production. Videodisc repurposing is an alternative approach in which a computer program is developed for a new applications using existing videodisc materials. This study conducted by the Telecommunications Development Center (TDC) investigated the possibilities and limitations of videodisc repurposing and the ways in which the process differs from traditional interactive videodisc programs development. Three trial programs were created using repurposing. Each program was then field tested and reviewed by faculty and staff of the Minnesota Extension Service. This study found videodisc repurposing to be a very time-consuming process in which the instructional designer is required to make many significant compromises. In most cases, the success of repurposing is determined by the quality and design of the existing materials and by the capabilities of delivery systems.
