SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING, COLLABORATING, AND PRESENTING SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS, AND METHODS OF MARKETING OF THE SAME

摘要

A software demonstration may be created by capturing screenshots of an application upon detecting an input Before capturing the screenshot the authoring tool may delay for a predetermined and/or user configurable period of time allowing the computer display to be refreshed The authoring tool may provide a cue informing the user of the timing of the screenshot acquisition If a screenshot is mistimed it may be replaced without interrupting the flow of the software demonstration Screenshots may be linked to one another using clickable hotspots The authoring tool may publish the software demonstration in a web accessible format to a network accessible storage location allowing reviewers to comment on the demonstration A software demonstration may be published as a distributable file which may comprise the software demonstration a player to allow a recipient to view the demonstration and a version of the software demonstration tool to virally create marketing opportunities