Friday, January 27, 1984
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Nebraskans pioneers in videodiscs
By John LIciscner
Nebraska is a state of pioneers in agriculture,
energy alternatives and, since 1978, videodisc
technology.
"We're one of the oldest agencies in the business,
and certainly have to be considered one of the
leaders," said Ron Nugent, director of the Nebraska
Educational Telecommunications Center.
Since its inception, made possible by grants from
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the group
has demonstrated the flexibility and capability of
thi3 relatively new communications innovation,
Nugent said.
"The videodisc is a very dense audio visual storage
medium," Nugent said. "Access time to information
located anywhere on the disc is less than five
seconds, as compared to minutes on a videotape.
Plus, videotapes cannot freeze on one frame, while
discs can hold a shot indefinitely."
A single disc can store 54,000 still pictures,
making its use as a filing system evident, Nugent
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"Imagine a slide carousel that could hold 54,000
slides," said Charlene Henninger, a unit director in
the Nebraska videodisc Group. "Museums could use
discs to store pictures of all their paintings or
artifacts."
When still-frames asking questions are keyed to
move with a user response, and the videodisc unit is
connected to a microcomputer, the system's full
potential h realized, Nugent said. The user has
access to computer memory and graphics and can
interact in a very sophisticated manner with the
program. Real-life situations are generated and
decisions are called for, which, Nugent said, is very
appealing to educators.
"WeVe designed and produced over 100 discs for
different groups," Nugent said. "Presently, our efforts
are channeled into two main areas post-secondary
education and industrial training.
"UNL is using programs we designed in the law
school and the physics department," he said. "Test
ing of additional programs is under way in the phys
ics, life science and chemistry departments."
Henninger said the advantage of videodisc instruc
tion is that it's self-paced. The user cannot proceed
until the skill on the disc is mastered. Thus,
instruction in any field, from teaching a youngster a
front somersault to teaching someone in the military
how to use a particular weapon, can be done much
more efficiently and, in the latter case, more cheaply,"
she said." : ., .--2 .V"'
In the future, Nugent said, computer peripherals
are a natural extension of the videodisc. Touch
screen (where the user touches the scre.en instead
of using a keyboard) is one example of this. The
EPCOT Center in Florida uses touch screen exten
sively. Also, because of the success of "Dragon's
Lair," more games will use videodiscs, Nugent said.
"The videodisc is here to stay," Henninger said.
"Our group has been recognized internationally as
the best. We're the pioneers."
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The Great Plains Cribbage Players are sponsoring
a cribbage tournament Feb. 5 at the Airport Inn.
Registration will begin at 9 am. with tournament
play to begin at 10 a.m. For more information, con
tact Jack Wunderlich, tournament director, at 477-2900.
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