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Experience high-performance multimedia created in Director

Shockwave Player is the web standard for powerful multimedia playback. The Shockwave Player allows you to view interactive web content like games, business presentations, entertainment, and advertisements from your web browser.

Over 450 million Internet-enabled desktops have installed Adobe Shockwave Player. These people now have access to some of the best the Web has to offer - including dazzling 3D games and entertainment, interactive product demonstrations, and online learning applications. Shockwave Player displays Web content that has been created by Adobe Director.

Shockwave Player in Action:

aquo-thon Mountain Bike Extreme Race
Experience the new features of Director 11 in the aquo-thon Mountain Bike Extreme Race, or try it in demo mode to learn more.

Maid Marian: Sherwood Dungeon
Independent game developer Maid Marian uses Director and Shockwave Player to deliver immersive 3D MMO games online. "No other technology can deliver Direct X powered 3D entertainment on a web page to as many people worldwide as Director and Shockwave." – Gene Endrody, Maid Marian Entertainment CEO.

Pearson Prentice Hall: Science Explorer, Active Art Digital Curriculum
Using Director and the built in support for textured real-time interactive 3D environments of Shockwave Player allows Pearson Prentice Hall to deliver interactive simulations, online and offline, for its innovative Science Explorer program.

Science Alberta Foundation: Wonderville 3D
Science Alberta Foundation used Director to create an immersive, media-rich 3D environment that engages students in unique science learning. By leveraging existing Flash assets and the rapid development environment of Director, Science Alberta Foundation was able to deliver Wonderville3D in only three months.

Benefits:

• The project was completed in under three months, a tribute to Macromedia Director as a rapid prototyping tool.

• Director allowed Science Alberta Foundation to leverage previous learning and assets developed in Flash and integrate them seamlessly into the new environment.

• Wonderville.ca's game like user interface has proven to engage children, resulting in longer learning retention.

• Optimization of the large Wonderville.ca 3D environment was accomplished through the modularization of content resulting in fast uploads and smooth operations.