Titanic Features
CD Navigation System
The immense body of Titanic material is made readily accessible by the innovative navigation system. Key aspects of this system are:
Image Tiles
The
image tiles will appear in each section being displayed. They indicate
the catalogue of images contained in the section, and a host of properties
relating to them. Shown to the right is an example of the detailed indexing
system that enables the user to have a global picture of the immense
volume of material at a glance.
Features Selector
This pop up menu enables the user to tag for easy identification all the image tiles that offer one of the following particular features: Fact sheets Compare screens Plans Movies Survivors' account. For example, all available movies are shown highlighted in red, in the image tiles above.
Titanic Tour Guide
By selecting this button, the user can sit back and relax to enjoy a pre-arranged guided tour of the particular section that is selected.
Quick Jump Selector Buttons
These time saving buttons take you directly to one of the five major divisions of the CD-Rom, avoiding a lengthy journey to the desired section. Appearing also is the rapid quit button that allows you to "abandon ship" from anywhere in the program.
Volume Control
Total control over commentary and music volume together with a muting function for music is available by clicking the mouse on this pop-up menu. To change the volume simply roll the pointer to the desired volume intensity and click. The existing volume intensity is shown by a depressed number tile.
The Semaphore Flags 
When the mouse pointer is left idle anywhere on the screen the Semaphore Flags will appear next to it, to inform the user of all the features available in conjunction with the particular on screen image. By clicking a particular semaphore flag you are able to either advance to the next image, return to the previous image, go back to the section sub-menu or load an available feature such as: Facts, Compare, Plans, Movie and Survivor’s Account
Presentation Features
Set out below are screen shots depicting some of the unique presentation aspects available on A Voyage of Discovery.
Titanic
Video Screens
Over 50 movie sequences of actual footage from a number of the dives to the ocean floor, totaling more than one hour of audio-visual presentation, are available wherever the movie symbol appears. An excellent aspect of these screens is shown to the right namely, red arrows tracking the camera path when filming the sequence. This gives the user total orientation and positioning when viewing the movies.
Titanic Comparison Screens 
These invaluable glimpses of so many aspects of the Titanic give the user a better appreciation of the effect of the ravages of time upon the wreck. They are also a key to the location of many detailed views of parts of the ship, by placing them alongside wider angled views. Clicking on each photograph will give the user a voice explanation of that particular image. In this screen shot, the megaphone used by captain Smith is shown on the ocean floor in the exact position it fell, 85 years ago.
And
the Band played on...
A significant insight into cultural life on board the Titanic is afforded by this section. A selection of some of the more notable music played on board has been collected and reproduced. Each piece may be individually selected and played in its entirety.
Titanic Fact Sheets
Floating
around the CD-Rom are a collection of over 80 Fact Sheets, which may
be easily accessed to elaborate on some of the more obscure aspects
of this great ship. For example, did you know that Morgan Robertson's
book, "Death of a Titan", wherein he wrote of an unsinkable vessel colliding
with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on an April night, and which was
written some 15 years before the Titanic was built, was to be found
in the Titanic's library shelves!
Titanic Deck Plans
An
entire section has been devoted to a collection of accurate deck plans
of the Titanic, created by Naval Draftsman, Peter Sparre. These plans
show in meticulous detail all aspects of the construction of the vessel.
By using the locator key appearing at the bottom of the plan screens,
users may know at a glance where on the vessel they are located. The
user can also click on many parts of the plans, indicated here in grey,
to be directed to the relevant historical or wreck photograph. This
gives the user a better sense of orientation and thus a more satisfying
experience.