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System Design
 
Implementation of the InterACT application was based on the software specification we developed at the beginning of the project. The specification served as a structural blueprint the whole team could reference.
Click on the thumbnail to the right to view the entire specification.
 
Devlopment Environment
 
The interactive portion of the InterACT software application was created using Macromedia Director.  We integrated the Synthetic Interview software into Director using a Visual Basic-based ActiveX control wrapper.  The ActiveX control also handled the connections to our Access database.
   
Graphics
 
The theme of diversity inspired our visual design and introductory animation. We aimed for a clean, intuitive interface with legible typefaces. We chose subtle colors that suited the serious nature of the content.
   
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