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Contents
Contents ..................................................................................................................... 1Introduction ................................................................................................................. 21. So, when do I get to program something? .............................................................. 3
Where you will learn the basics of Authorware and the main interface
2. So now what? ....................................................................................................... 11
Where you will change the standard settings of your experiment
3. Boooooooooring. .................................................................................................. 12
Where you will use radio buttons and the decision icon
4. Hey, this is really a lot of work! ............................................................................. 19
Where the functions of the Text Entry are explained
5. Maybe I prefer paper and pencil tasks. ................................................................. 22
Where you will make a standard instruction display and use the wait icon
6. So am I pretty good now, or what? ....................................................................... 28
Where you build your first questionnaire
7. Authorware programming is a piece of cake! ........................................................ 34
Where the functions and variables are introduced
8. Riiiiiiight. Do I look like a nerd to you? .................................................................. 39
Where all different time-related programming is shown
9. Everything I made looks so… plain. ..................................................................... 44
Where looks do matter and the conditional response is put into practice
10. Lights, Camera, Action! ...................................................................................... 49
Where Hollywood meets the laboratory and we insert video’s in our program
11. How about that questionnaire I made? ............................................................... 53
Where you are shown the functionality of loops
12. Ok, now give me something difficult. .................................................................. 57
Where we wander around in the wonderful world of lists
13. Is that the best you can do? ................................................................................ 63
Where the navigation through the experiment is broadened
14. So long, and thanks for all the fish!..................................................................... 70
Where the safe storage of your data is ensured
15. No Authorware program is an island................................................................... 75
Where your experiments learns to communicate with other experiments and pc’s
16. How about packaging? ....................................................................................... 79
Where the ins and outs of distributing an experiment are discussed
17. Bugger! ............................................................................................................... 81
Where advice is given on how to debug your experiment
Appendix 1: The Best of Both Worlds ....................................................................... 85
Where we combine E-Prime and Medialab with Authorware for RT research
Appendix 2: Experimenting Online ........................................................................... 88
Where we get our experiment out of the lab and on internet
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