Hypermedia
Hypertext with added features for audio and video features. Hypermedia may also entail touchscreen or remote control capabilities such that users can navigate by touching the computer screen or remote control devices. Eventually hypermedia will entail other senses such as smell. The key to hypermedia is random access that allows lightning-fast non linear navigation based upon reader choice or other reader actions such as responses to questions. The term "multimedia" is not totally synonymous with "hypermedia," because multimedia may not entail hypertext authoring. (See also
Hypertext,
Multimedia, and
Timeline presentation) Training workshops are offered by the
IAT (Institute for Advanced Technology) (919-405-1900). The IAT also broadcasts training courses via satellite KU and C bands and distributes tapes of those broadcasts. An extensive listing of training programs is provided in Appendix 6. For an introduction to hypermedia, see
Jensen (1993). Further details on ToolBook and other authoring options are given in Chapter 3. (Also see
Asynchronous Learning Networks,
CD,
Hyperfiction,
Authoring,
RAID, and
CMS)
A system for storing information using embedded references to other pages, sounds, and graphics used on the WWW.
Like hypertext,but includes other interlinking media,such as graphics,audio,video,and VRML.The WWW is a Hpermedia environment besause it allows multiple media types to all be available in the same document.
A blending of hypertext and multimedia.
