The Underground Adventure game consisted of four modules, each consistent in functionality and design and programmed in Visual Basic.

I created a set of storyboard templates used in the creation of each of these modules. The printouts of these boards were used by the writer, programmer and myself to keep track of:

• copy edits.
• graphics files usage and placement coordinates.
• program functionality and
  animation instructions.
• naming conventions.
• beta-testing notes.

Microsoft Word
For the Hewitt Sales Presentation project I created boards in Microsoft Word which allowed the client to edit the final copy and approve the artwork before production began.

The project consisted of a series of sales presentation modules that were built using Director 8.5. The programmer simply cut and paste the final copy from the boards into the application.

The artwork for the boards was created in Illustrator and also used in the final screen production process which helped to save time and money.

The boards were later modified and used as a reference guide for the sales people who used the modules.

Powerpoint
For the Sara Lee Ethis Training program, I created storyboards in Powerpoint so the client, who was also the writer, could easily edit changes to the text, approve the artwork on each of the screens and see how the program would flow from one screen to the next.

Once the client approved the boards, the application was created in Authorware. The programmer used the boards for cutting and pasting the lesson text into the application. I used the Notes display in Powerpoint to provide the programmer with graphics file names, coordinates, and animation instructions.

Using these boards saved a great deal of time and money. There were only two small graphics changes and a minimal amount of copy and progranmming tweaks to the 6-module, 100+ screen program once it was assembled.

HTML
For Demoshield's sales presentation CD I used HTML storyboards assembled in Dreamweaver and posted on the company's intranet site. These helped facilitate communication between me and the programmer, who was working in a separate office.

The sales application was being built using Demoshield so the boards contain a graphic of the assembled screen, names and descriptions of all the graphics used and the coordinates for where they needed to be placed.

The storyboard pages are linked together along with a sitemap page for quick navigation and a page that lists file naming conventions.