Latest Trends in Multimedia
Sahil Punni
What are some of the current trends in multimedia?
Some of the current trends include :-– Web 2.0 tools and applications– Digital Spherical Displays – Digital Spokesperson (live actor)– Personalized Access– Multicast Backbone– SMIL– Animation– Android Application– MIDI
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is a new term that describes a new form of technological communication that gives educators, business professionals or students “the ability to collaborate and share information online.” (WebMediaBrands Inc., 2009)
Information about Web 2.0
Web 2.0 consists of the following tools:– Podcasts– Blogs– RSS feeders– Social Networking– Wikis
“Web 2.0 tools focuses on knowledge sharing and creation.”
Benefits of Web 2.0
Encourages participation and collaboration amongst educators, students and business professionals.
Available anytime on line, anywhere from any location, inexpensive and affordable for anyone.
Instant feedback on projects, reports or research papers.
Sites are easy to design, manage and update. Opportunities for real time conversations,
videoconferencing or messaging without having to download Instant Messaging (IM) software or constantly use "traditional" email.
Microsoft Surface
It is a commercial computing platform that enables people to use touch and real world objects to share digital content at the same time. The Surface platform consists of software and hardware products that combine vision based multitouch PC hardware, 360-degree multiuser application design, and Windows software to create a natural user interface (NUI) for users.
Digital Spherical Displays
Provides a 360 degree multimedia display Can be incorporated in many markets or
territories Can be used in educational installations,
exhibitions, displays, events, parties or set designs
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Digital Spokesperson (live actor)
Aids in bringing a website to life Adds a personal touch to a website Script can be tailored to fit the needs of your
site Spokesperson can be used to market various
sites or even conduct on line tutorials.
Personalized Access
Several important research directions may be derived from this vision:-
Representation of multimedia content descriptions
Representation of user preferences and context
Automated content annotation Automated presentation authoring
Multicast Backbone
Equivalent of conventional TV and Radio on the Internet. Enabling Technologies developing at a rapid rate to support ever increasing need for Multimedia. Carrier, Switching, Protocol, Application, Coding/Compression, Database, Processing, and System Integration Technologies at the forefront of this.
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)
This is synchronized multimedia what HTML is to hyperlinked text. Pronounced smile, SMIL is a simple, vendor-neutral markup language designed to let Web builders of all skill levels schedule audio, video, text, and graphics files across a timeline without having to master development tools or complex programming languages.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways.
Android Applications
Applications are usually developed in the Java language using the Android Software Development Kit, but other development tools are available, including a Native Development Kit for applications or extensions in C or C++, Google App Inventor, a visual environment for novice programmers and various cross platform mobile web applications frameworks.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIDI is an electronic musical instrument , industry specification that enables a wide variety of digital musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate seamlessly with one another.
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