iShell 4 Tutorials

Tutorials

Tutorials are complete iShell projects with step by step instructions. "My First Project" is the intro tutorial to help you become familiar with iShell.

iShell Crash Course
The iShell Crash Course article and accompanying video are a great introduction to the basic ideas behind iShell. When you understand the basics, it'll be much easier to dig in and create your own projects.
Tutorial 2 - Basic Movie Player
This tutorial is a simple step by step guide walking you through building a basic movie player in iShell. It finishes by triggering multiple movies with a single mouse event. This package contains the needed media and a step-by-step PDF. You'll find this tutorial on your hard drive in the Tribeworks Folder that was created by the iShell3 installer.
Tutorial2.zip Tutorial2.sit

Tutorial 3 - A Custom Player
In this tutorial, you see how the Switch command simplifies using multiple media in the same element. The player shows how to create a custom window shape and then how to run this in the iShell Runtime. It also shows a simple way to stream mp3 files from a web server. This package contains the needed media and a step-by-step PDF.
Tutorial3.zip Tutorial3.sit

Tutorial 4 - QTVR's and Effects
This tutorial shows how to create time line based interactions in iShell. It shows the use of QuickTime effects, and also shows how to interact and control QuickTime VR in iShell. This tutorial continues on from the previous 2. This package contains the needed media and a step-by-step PDF.
Tutorial4.zip Tutorial4.sit

Tutorial 5 - An Encyclopedia
Tutorial 5 is a more advanced tutorial. It introduces the use of variables in iShell. It shows how to use the Hot Text event with RTF text in iShell to create a dynamic project which is controlled by the media. It also shows us how to use the Grow command with a Scaled image to dynamically change the size of an image. This package contains the needed media and a step-by-step PDF.
Tutorial5.zip Tutorial5.sit

Fish Quiz - Step by Step Tutorial

Attention students and educators. This valuable tutorial is 199 pages long and totals approximately 5 hours of learning time total and is a great way to acquaint yourself with iShell. Prerequisites: Know how to copy, paste, move files, and have a basic understanding for directory structure.

Instructional Technologist, Tim Hunter, with Lucid Way Solutions has created this easy-to-use tutorial for new and existing iShell users. This tutorial will teach you how to create fully interactive quizzes using variables in iShell. If you are new to iShell or multimedia in general, then this is for you. Tim’s study-- as part of his Masters program at Western Illinois University, reports that those who use this tutorial show significant gains in skill level when using iShell. This tutorial is divided into 4 parts. You will start out learning how to set up an iShell project. When you are finished you will know how to create a quiz that will track correct answers.
TutorialFishQuiz.zip TutorialFishQuiz.sit