Projects. BT (E-cad). A multimedia promotional tool, designed to illustrate the concept of a video library/distant learning system using a desktop PC. The user is presented with a menu containing the following items: Live Broadcast: This section displays a course schedule of seminar dates/times, allowing direct access via cameras inside the auditorium and relayed to the user via high speed communication lines. Recorded Broadcast: This section displays a list of digital video stored on a network server. Users of the system can then view seminars at any time from their desktop. Self Study: This section allows users to connect to the internet or intranet through a selection of preset sites. The Devolution Vote. Art-Tech designed and developed the system used to cover this historical event for Scottish television's live coverage on the night. The system displayed in realtime the results as they were declared, it also displayed various statistics, using 3D rendered bar charts. This method of displaying animated charts in real time was unique to television, using a PC based system to substantially reduce the costs in comparison to a dedicated system. The Scottish Parliamentary Elections. Art-Tech again designed and developed the system used to cover this important event on live television as it happened, but unlike the devolution vote system, this was a much more ambitious project. A team of 5 data collectors would receive and enter the results as they were declared. The Art-Tech software would then read these results, collate the data and generate graphical representation of the vote which were fed straight to the producer's mixing desk. Also at hand was the ability to predict end results as the votes came in. Using complex statistical coding techniques developed by Art-Tech and Eddie Horn of Picardy Television, the software was able to predict the final share of the vote to within two seats of the actual result. In addition, the producer of the election programme had an array of additional statistics to call on to support a live debate from STV Studio 1 the same night. Select VIEW to preview some screen shots from the system. John McGavigan's "Hornswitch". This project was constructed  to promote the industry-leading design of John McGavigan's HORNSWITCH assembly. The model illustrated the design by animating each separate component, showing how the designers achieved the goal of creating a switch that was flexible, durable and only a few millimetres thick. This concept, difficult to describe in words alone, was brought to life by Art-Tech's animation, which exaggerated the dimensions and made the basic principle easy to understand. The power of animated graphics in such projects cannot be understated, especially when you have only a few minutes to explain to a potential customer why your product is better than your competitors. Pressac Low Profile Cluster. Again, another example of how 3D models can be used to illustrate a product. The cluster's main component can be viewed with ease, while moving parts can be illustrated. This project was designed to be used as an interactive system or a self running application for show stands. Having a 3D model of this product saves a lot of time and money, if you are a presenter travelling all over the world, you would not have to worry about bulky boxes or expensive flight cases. There is also less chance of it getting lost with just your laptop to carry. Electronic Brochure for The Wood Works. The Electronic Brochure is an interactive catalogue utilizing the latest multimedia techniques. The menu is structured by product type. By selecting an product the user is presented with a full colour photo of the item and some additional information and price of that item. By then selecting "next/prev" , the user can move through the list of items in that category The Brochure also includes a digital video clip (MPEG) of "The Wood Works" showroom. An ideal way to have customers from all over the world visit your showroom. Built into the catalogue is an order form which the customer can e-mail, post or fax  to the Wood Works. The advantage of using this form of medium is that it allows you to incorporate all types of promotional materials ,e.g. text, audio, images and video, wrapped up in an easy to use interface. David Allisons "Acoustic Movies" Audio CD plus. This Audio CD Incorporates 14 standard CD audio tracks plus 14 minutes of digital video, showing David playing live at Glasgow Square. The CD can be played in an normal audio CD player. However, when the CD is inserted in a PC the user has access to the user interface where they can read a short description of the track, select a track to play, or play all the tracks in order or randomly. When any of the tracks are playing, the user is presented with a series of random images that fade in and out. Also on the PC, the user can view the digital video (MPEG) sequences, an added bonus for PC users.