Technology Choices

In developing a project that is destined for both the Internet (or Intranet) and physical media (CD/DVD/Hard Disk) it can be extremely difficult to manage version forking (multiple variants of the same project) as development requirements may vary widely between the two. Physical media typically deals with executable applications targeted for a specific platform (Windows, Macintosh, Unix) in addition to media assets prepared for disk access (high-bandwidth) and mass-storage (CD/DVD).

Historically, CD/DVD projects are built using tools such as Macromedia Director or Authorware that create executable applications for a targeted hardware platform and runtime. Media authors using these tools are required to develop their projects using a proprietary workflow, format and methodology specific to each tool and runtime. A project built in one tool cannot easily be moved (ported) to another's runtime, let alone ported to an Internet based distribution without significant reworking and relia...