DirectRT Version 2010.2

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• Full 32 bit and 64 bit support
• Now compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
• Image support added for .PNG, .JPG, .GIF, and .TGA files -- .BMP files are still the fastest to use
• Executables can now be used as stimuli
• Audio and video files now have improved functionality and more compatibility with DirectRT
• Now allows up to 20 video files to be played simultaneously as stimuli
• Updated support for microphones now allows for the amplitude of any incoming sound to be analyzed and tested for loudness to more
• accurately execute RTs and record files
• Functionality added in for the continuous tracking of mouse, keyboard, and joystick data in 10 ms intervals
• Can now track multiple keys presses during a single stimulus
• Stimuli can now move in a vector between multiple specified points
• Using point path files allows for complex movement patterns among specified stimuli
• New parsing algorithms allow for large experiments to be more quickly analyzed and loaded
• Selection support for multiple peripherals (e.g., keyboards, mice, joysticks) of the same type found
• Updated interfaces add-in new functionality to the software while maintaining the same look and feel of our previous versions
• Select to now launch the software in a new mode that enables the main window to fill up the entire region of your monitor
• Windowed mode now allows for experiments to be run in an adjustable window size, rather than in full-screen
• Software updates can now be downloaded directly from the software - updates are released periodically to upgrade code and ensure stability as well as performance. Avoids having to uninstall and reinstall to get latest features and updates.
• Define, reuse, and manipulate multiple randomly generated variables within your experiment using new functions for random values
• Our new error-parsing system allows for input-errors to be noticed more accurately so that any non-compliant experiments can be more quickly fixed
• Skips and jumps now have the ability to go both forward and backwards
• Define the opacity of an image using the new opacity command

New Features Near Completion

• Z coordinates can now be specified, allowing for stimuli to appear further away than its default size
• Stimuli can now be forever present, regardless of the current trial (e.g., a background image that is always visible).
• System and data variables can now be integrated into your experiment at run-time using '<' and '>'
• Utilize new special keys (as found in MediaLab) to move through your experiment during the design stage

New Features (Possibly!) Ready This Spring

• Run experiments online using our new online experiment hosting service
• Take snapshots or record videos using a webcam during the process of an experiment
• Will be possible to embed HTML items and other web objects as stimuli
• Advanced experiments allow for excel functions to be accessed and used directly within an experiment.