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The explosive growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web has introduced the world to new ways of working, playing, and communicating using computers. Applications that combine the resources of the Internet with those of a local PC are known as hybrid applications. Hybrid Connected CD applications take this approach further, and combine the storage capabilities of CD/DVD-ROM drives with the Internet's resources and two-way communication abilities to deliver rich multimedia content and interactivity within applications.
This cookbook provides the application and content developer with an overview of hybrid Connected CD applications, provides guidelines for creating Connected CD applications, and discusses some of the issues associated with this exciting new application model.
The Connected CD is more that a melding of two different applications types. It is also a melding of two different development and business methodologies. Most readers of this cookbook will find that they will fall into one of two different camps. Either they develop applications for the CD/DVD-ROM or they develop applications for the World Wide Web on the Internet. For each camp there are distinct differences in approach to presenting content and interactivity to the end-user.
The typical Web developer will most likely rely upon the user's web browser and will create content in HTML format. The issues of distribution center around how to make the public aware of the website and how to entice them to return frequently. The typical CD-ROM developer will most likely create a custom application or use a CD-ROM authoring tool. Distribution issues center around how to get space in the retail channel.
The Connected CD combines these two different methodologies. For a given application, a well-designed Connected CD draws upon both the CD-ROM and the Internet technology and business models by combining the most appropriate attributes from both. This creates a new product category that provides the end-user with a greater experience than could be realized from either CD-ROM or Internet alone. For more information on hybrid applications see the developer relations website at www.intel.com/drg.
1.1 Why Should I Create a Connected CD?
The quality of multimedia content available to PC users has increased dramatically as new, faster processors and CD-ROM drives have become available. Today's PC users have come to expect content that offers them a rich, interactive environment, and they expect to see the same level of quality on all types of applications, even over the Internet. Realistically, however, the Internet by itself can not provide the bandwidth to deliver high-impact multimedia. For this reason, the application developer needs to be aware of the advantages and limitations of both the PC and the Internet and design his or her application accordingly. By understanding the capabilities of the local PC and Internet communication, the developer can deliver applications that set his or her company apart from the rest of the market.
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