Digital Media: The Future
Verlag | Springer |
Auflage | 2000 |
Seiten | 312 |
Format | 15,7 x 24,3 x 2,5 cm |
Gewicht | 664 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9781852332464 |
Bestell-Nr | 85233246UA |
This volume presents state-of-the-art research from a wide area of subjects brought about by the digital convergence of computing, television, telecommunications and the World-Wide Web. It represents a unique snapshot of trends across a wide range of subjects including virtual environments; virtual reality; telepresence; human-computer interface design; interactivity; avatars; and the Internet. Both researchers and practitioners will find it an invaluable source of reference.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
1 New Media Technologies: The European Perspective.- 2 From "Web Site" to "Online Presence"; From "Internet" to "Information Society".- 3 Human-Computer Interaction with Global Information Spaces - Beyond Data Mining.- 4 Transparent Access to Video Over the Web: A Review of Current Approaches.- 5 Ubiquitous Communications and Media: Steps Toward a Wearable Learning Tool.- 6 Grafting the User Interface onto Reality.- 7 Challenges for the World-Wide Graphics Web.- 8 Watermarking of Digital Images - Current Techniques and Future Prospects.- 9 An Evolving Vision of Sound: An Intuitive User Interface for Creative Control of Complex Musical Objects.- 10 Integrating Paper and Digital Documents.- 11 "Smart" Documents with ActiveX 3D Data Visualization Components.- 12 3D Fashion Design and the Virtual Catwalk.- 13 Artificial Garments for Synthetic Humans in Global Retailing.- 14 CATS: A Multimedia Tool for Scenographic Simulation in Theatre and TV.- 15 Interpretation and Performance Assess ment of Actors' Representations in Virtual Rehearsals.- 16 Real-Time Virtual Humans.- 17 Dialogue Design for a "Virtual Interactive Presenter".- 18 Virtual Humans' Behaviour: Individuals, Groups, and Crowds.- 19 An Inhabited 3D Oil Platform for Immersive CSCW.- 20 3D Virtual Community Building Applications in the PANIVE Architecture.- 21 Telepresence - the Future of Telephony.- 22 A Journey to the Hemispheric User Interface - Creative and Technical Achievements.- Author Index.