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FIRST TECH SOURCE / INTERACTIVE DEVELOPER
$500k Angel Round • Free Embedded Relational DB Active
$500,000 Angel-Funded CBT Authoring Engine • Circa 1997 - 2001

First Tech Source "Interactive Developer" Studio

Founded in 1997 by John Jensen and David Dombrowski in Orlando, Florida. Raising a $500,000 angel investment round, David directed the technical architecture alongside PhD technical writers, instructional designers, and artists to create "Interactive Developer" - a groundbreaking CBT IDE that enabled non-coders to assemble media assets, branching tests, and certification engines into cohesive courseware.

1997 CBT Studio Architecture: Windows 95/NT • Proprietary Interactive Developer IDE • Visual Scripting Canvas • Audio/Video SMPTE Alignment • Standalone Compiler.
Resurrected 2026 Engine: PHP 8.2+ • Free Embedded Relational DB • Node Flow Visualizer • Module Manifest Generator.
Exported Packages MANIFEST
FTS-MED-LAKELAND-1998.PKG
Release: v2.4.1
SHA256:7a89f90bce32410a8d79
FTS-SMURFIT-BOILER-1999.PKG
Release: v3.1.0
SHA256:4b91180de4819aa3bc78
ACTIVE AUTHORING SUITE

Interactive Medical Diagnostics V2

Client: Lakeland Regional / Morton Plant
Status: PUBLISHED

Interactive Screen Hierarchy & Audio Synchronization Flow

1
Objective Course Purpose & Behavioral Objectives
🎙️ snd_welcome.wav (00:00 - 00:24) • 🖼️ hero_stethoscope.png
BRANCH FAIL:
None (Root)
2
MediaContent Sterile Technique & Glove Donning Video Sync
🎙️ snd_narration_02.wav (00:25 - 01:45) • 🖼️ video_scrubbing_clip.avi
BRANCH FAIL:
Review Screen #1
3
InteractiveExam Sterile Boundary Breach Assessment Quiz
🎙️ snd_quiz_chime.wav • 🖼️ diagram_or_table.png
BRANCH FAIL:
Remedial Branch #2A
4
RemedialBranch Remedial Loop: Capillary Action & Strike-Through
🎙️ snd_remedial_01.wav • 🖼️ graphic_strike_through.png
BRANCH FAIL:
Screen #3 Retest
5
InteractiveExam Mastery Certification & Print Engine Trigger
🎙️ snd_fanfare.wav • 🖼️ cert_template_gold.png
BRANCH FAIL:
Exit

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