Shockwave Plugins -

: Used to play content created with Adobe Director [29, 32]. It was discontinued on 9 April 2019 [17].

: "The seismic roster shift sent shock waves through the fan base." [22] shockwave plugins

Historically, "Shockwave" refers to two different browser plugins that allowed interactive content to run on the web. : Used to play content created with Adobe Director [29, 32]

Shockwave Player was the browser plugin, but Director could also publish content as standalone executables for Windows and Mac. Shockwave Player was the browser plugin, but Director

| Feature | Shockwave Plugin | |---------|------------------| | | Macromedia (later Adobe) | | Primary content | Adobe Director files (.dcr) | | Strengths | 3D, complex games, Lingo scripting | | Weaknesses | Heavy, required plugin, no mobile support | | Discontinued | 2019 (effectively dead after 2020) | | Successor technology | WebGL, WebAssembly, HTML5 |

: "The high-speed impact unleashed shock waves across the globe." [22]