SITE MAP AND NAVIGATIONThe Flint Sit-Down Strike audio memories constitute the bulk of the site content. This content is delivered in three different ways: Audio essays - there are 3 audio essays describing the most important phases of the strike - the ORGANIZATION, the STRIKE itself, and its AFTERMATH. Each of the essays is illustrated with a large number of transcribed audio clips. The clips are launched from text links and appear in a pop-up window on top of the parent browser window. The clip begins streaming by clicking the PLAY button. Interactive multimedia - some of the featured strike memories are delivered as interactive multimedia presentations. The STRIKE MAP allows users to browse the content by location, the AUDIO TIMELINE offers a temporal summary of the strike's pivotal moments, and the SLIDESHOWS illustrate the strike events and personalities with photos, music, and narration. Each of these presentations appears in a popup window on top of the parent browser window. You can close the window by clicking the CLOSE (X) button). Search engine - we have given the users the possibility to make detailed keyword searches through all of our Flint Sit-Down Strike aural resources. The application searches through the descriptive metadata of each record, as well as the actual transcript (available for well over 100 clips). The query results are returned as links to the audio clips. When you click on the link (the speaker's name), the clip begins streaming in a stand-alone RealPlayer (see below).
MULTIMEDIAWe have used two Internet multimedia technologies on the Flint Sit-Down Strike site: RealAudio and RealTextReaAudio and RealText are streaming technologies developed by Real Networks. You will need to download a free player from www.real.com in order to play our content. RealPlayer is currently available for Windows 9x, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 8x-9x, Mac OSX, Linux, and UNIX. We used older, but high quality G2 codecs so the content will play in older versions of RealPlayer, as well. All of our RealMedia presentations should stream fairly well over a 56K modem connection. Macromedia FlashThe interactive Strike Map presentation requires the Macromedia Flash Player. It is freely available from the Macromedia site. It works well with most popular browsers, including Internet Explorer and Netscape. It is available for Windows 9x, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 8x-9x, Mac OSX, Linux, and UNIX. The interactive Strike Map is best viewed over a faster Cable/DSL/T1 connection. Screen resolutionRemembering Flint Sit-Down Strike is best viewed in a 600x800 or higher screen resolution and a 16-bit "high color" setting. Audio card and speakers.All of our multimedia content is compatible with most 16-bit audio cards. High-quality speakers are recommended for best listening experience. Internet connectionThe content of the site has been optimized for a 56K modem Internet connection. However, you may experience slowdowns during Internet peak hours. The streaming technology from RealNetworks, together with our fast, high-capacity servers should be able to deliver our multimedia content quite well. The interactive Strike Map may require a faster Internet connection to be used to its full potential. A cable/DSL/TI connection is recommended for best experience. For questions and comments contact matrix@msu.edu |
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