Hypermedia
Hypermedia is used as a logical
extension of the term hypertext in which graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks
intertwine to create a generally non-linear medium of information. This
contrasts with the broader term multimedia,
which may be used to describe non-interactive linear presentations as well as
hypermedia. Hypermedia should not be confused with hypergraphics or super-writing
which is not a related subject. It is also related to the field of Electronic literature. A term first used in a
1965 article by Ted Nelson.[1]
The World
Wide Web is a classic example of hypermedia, whereas a non-interactive cinema
presentation is an example of standard multimedia due to the absence of
hyperlinks.
The first
hypermedia work was, arguably, the Aspen
Movie Map. Atkinson's HyperCard popularized hypermedia writing, while a variety
of literary hypertext and hypertext works, fiction and nonfiction, demonstrated the
promise of links. . Most modern hypermedia is delivered via electronic
pages from a variety of systems including Media players, web
browsers, and stand-alone applications. Audio hypermedia
is emerging with voice command devices and voice
browsing.
Hypermedia
may be developed a number of ways. Any programming
tool can be used to write programs that link data from internal variables
and nodes for external data files. Multimedia
development software such as Adobe Flash, Adobe
Director, Macromedia Authorware,
and MatchWare Mediator may be used to create
stand-alone hypermedia applications, with emphasis on entertainment content.
Some database
software such as Visual
FoxPro and FileMaker Developer may be used to develop stand-alone
hypermedia applications, with emphasis on educational and business content
management.
Hypermedia
applications may be developed on embedded devices for the mobile and the Digital
signage industries using the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
specification from W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). Software
applications such as Ikivo Animator and Inkscape
simplify the development of Hypermedia content based on SVG. Embedded devices
such as iPhone natively support SVG specifications and may be
used to create mobile and distributed Hypermedia applications.
Hyperlinks
may also be added to data files using most business
software via the limited scripting and hyperlinking features built in. Documentation software
such as the Microsoft Office Suite allows for hypertext
links to other content within the same file, other external files, and URL links to files on external file
servers. For more emphasis on graphics and page layout,
hyperlinks may be added using most modern desktop publishing tools. This includes presentation programs, such as Microsoft Powerpoint,
add-ons to print layout programs such as Quark Immedia, and tools to include hyperlinks in PDF documents such as Adobe
InDesign for creating and Adobe
Acrobat for editing. Hyper Publish is a tool specifically designed and
optimized for hypermedia and hypertext management. Any HTML Editor
may be used to build HTML
files, accessible by any web browser. CD/DVD
authoring tools such as DVD
Studio Pro may be used to hyperlink the content of DVDs for DVD players
or web links when the disc is played on a personal
computer connected to the internet.
HyperMedia Editor is a tool for creating hypermedia readers for foreign
language learning. The free download is available at http://redhotwords.com.
all
extracted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermedia
Academic year 2008/2009
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