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What's the Shockwave player anyway? |
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The Shockwave player is a web browser plugin freely available off the macromedia website. In order to play most of the games on Hugeprize you'll need to have the Shockwave player installed on your computer. Shockwave is a format that allows web surfers to view and interact with rich media content like games, streaming graphics and such. For a taste of what Shockwave can do visit www.shockwave.com. |
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How do I use Shockwave? |
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Once installed the Shockwave player plugin runs invisibly in the browser. What this means is that websites employing the Shockwave format will simply load the content into your browser without any further user interaction. |
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What do I have to do to install Shockwave on my Computer? |
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Visit Macromedia.com and click on "download Shockwave". It's a quick, and easy process! |
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Is Shockwave free? |
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Yes, the Shockwave plugin if free off the Macromedia website. |
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How long does it take to download Shockwave? |
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For narrowband users (56kb modems or lower) the download will take several minutes. For broadband users the plugin should download within seconds. |
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What If I don't have the latest version of the Shockwave player? |
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In order to take full advantage of all the wonderful Shockwave content available online we suggest that if your using an older version of the plugin that you upgrade to the latest release. If your unsure of which version you're currently using we advise you to simply visit the macromedia website and download the latest version just to be sure. |
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Why do you use shockwave anyway? |
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Hugeprize uses Shockwave because we find that games created in Shockwave offer more to the end user that any other web-based platform or technology currently available. |
