<s>
Adobe	B-Application
Authorware	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
Macromedia	B-Application
Authorware	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
Authorware	B-Application
)	O
was	O
an	O
elearning	O
authoring	B-Application
tool	I-Application
with	O
its	O
own	O
interpreted	O
,	O
flowchart-based	O
,	O
graphical	O
programming	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
was	O
used	O
for	O
creating	O
interactive	O
elearning	O
programs	O
that	O
could	O
integrate	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
multimedia	O
content	O
,	O
particularly	O
electronic	O
educational	O
technology	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
e-learning	O
)	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flowchart	B-Language
model	O
differentiated	O
Authorware	B-Application
from	O
other	O
authoring	B-Application
tools	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Director	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
rely	O
on	O
a	O
visual	O
stage	O
,	O
time-line	O
and	O
script	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
produced	O
by	O
Authorware	B-Application
Inc.	O
,	O
founded	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
Dr	O
Michael	O
Allen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CDC	O
,	O
where	O
Allen	O
was	O
Director	O
of	O
Advanced	O
Instructional	O
Systems	O
R&D	O
,	O
invested	O
heavily	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
expansive	O
library	O
of	O
interactive	O
"	O
courseware	O
"	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
PLATO	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
PLATO	B-Operating_System
courseware	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
a	O
unique	O
programming	O
language	O
called	O
TUTOR	B-Language
,	O
which	O
provided	O
structures	O
unique	O
to	O
learning	O
interactions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
answer	O
judging	O
and	O
branching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TUTOR	B-Language
programmers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
build	O
powerful	O
scripted	O
systems	O
that	O
included	O
simulations	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
intent	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
special-purpose	O
programming	O
language	O
usable	O
by	O
educators	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
decades	O
of	O
work	O
that	O
went	O
into	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
TUTOR	B-Language
language	O
was	O
not	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
started	O
as	O
a	O
system	O
aimed	O
at	O
addressing	O
the	O
problems	O
in	O
TUTOR	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
titled	O
Course	O
of	O
Action	O
(	O
CoA	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
Macintosh-only	O
program	O
,	O
but	O
produced	O
runtime	O
programs	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
came	O
later	O
and	O
produced	O
DOS	B-Device
runtime	O
versions	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
used	O
a	O
visual	O
interface	O
with	O
icons	O
,	O
representing	O
essential	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
interactive	O
learning	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
became	O
a	O
rapid	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
marketplace	O
,	O
obtaining	O
more	O
than	O
80%	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
about	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
merged	O
with	O
MacroMind/Paracomp	O
in	O
1992	O
to	O
form	O
Macromedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
Authorware	B-Application
is	O
7.02	O
;	O
version	O
7	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Authorware	B-Application
player	O
has	O
some	O
issues	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
later	O
under	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
due	O
to	O
Protected	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
runtime	O
errors	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
bug	O
in	O
Authorware	B-Application
's	O
implementation	O
of	O
ReadURL( )	O
Javascript	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
generally	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
Authorware	B-Application
development	O
community	O
that	O
version	O
8.0	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
merger	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
,	O
with	O
4	O
beta	O
versions	O
released	O
to	O
external	O
testing	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
merger	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Friday	O
,	O
3	O
August	O
2007	O
,	O
after	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
keeping	O
the	O
development	O
community	O
in	O
limbo	O
,	O
Adobe	O
finally	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
discontinue	O
development	O
of	O
Authorware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
's	O
distinctive	O
style	O
revolved	O
around	O
a	O
central	O
icon	O
:	O
the	O
Interaction	O
Icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
strength	O
in	O
education	O
of	O
Authorware	B-Application
could	O
be	O
linked	O
to	O
its	O
roots	O
in	O
pedagogical	O
models	O
based	O
on	O
constructivist	O
views	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
programs	O
start	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
flowline	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
flowchart	B-Language
showing	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macromedia	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
and	O
Macromedia	B-Operating_System
Director	I-Operating_System
movies	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
an	O
Authorware	B-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Xtra	O
Extensions	O
"	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
Xtras	O
"	O
)	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
Authorware	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
HyperCard	B-Application
's	O
XCMDs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
's	O
power	O
can	O
be	O
even	O
better	O
utilized	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
variables	O
,	O
functions	O
and	O
expressions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
could	O
interpret	O
both	O
its	O
built-in	O
proprietary	B-Application
scripting	O
language	O
and	O
JavaScript	O
version	O
1.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
programs	O
could	O
be	O
distributed	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
executable	O
files	O
,	O
or	O
over	O
the	O
web	O
which	O
required	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
Authorware	B-Application
Web	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
also	O
distributed	O
free	O
stand-alone	O
players	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
was	O
particularly	O
well	O
suited	O
to	O
eLearning	O
content	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
included	O
highly	O
customizable	O
templates	O
for	O
Computer-based	O
training	O
and	O
web-based	O
training	O
,	O
including	O
learning	O
assessment	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flow	B-Language
chart	I-Language
model	O
made	O
the	O
re-use	O
of	O
lesson	O
elements	O
straightforward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
both	O
AICC	O
-	O
and	O
SCORM-compliant	O
,	O
Authorware	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
deliver	O
content	O
via	O
any	O
Learning	B-Application
Management	I-Application
System	I-Application
that	O
supported	O
AICC	O
or	O
SCORM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Adobe	O
's	O
lineup	O
of	O
authoring	B-Application
tools	I-Application
,	O
Adobe	O
Captivate	O
eventually	O
became	O
the	O
flagship	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authorware	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
