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Defining multi-media, subject overview, admin., laboratory, lectures, assignment.

Browse the Web, see lab sheet 1

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Basic multi-media programming concepts, World Wide Web, servers, proxies, browsers. Tools: documents, scripting, forms, delivering content over the Internet.

Follow links on the Resources Page and read up on HTML, and forms.

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Overview of HTML, authoring tools, basic markup, images, forms and scripts.

• HTML Primer

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Scripting, language choices, getting data to scripts, and back to a browser. Server technologies and choices, Apache, etc....

• A Perl script
• A short note on security
• PHP Intro
• More on PHP
• PHP Security

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Images and video, delivery, encoding standards, compression, design issues.

• Graphics Formats Page
• GIF compression method
• Animated GIF's
• Official JPEG site
• The JPEG FAQ
• The OpenGL Site
• Streaming Media Site
• MPEG Site

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Sound, encoding, and delivery, design issues.

• INTEL RSX (Sound delivery)
• Sound file formats
• Issues in delivering sound (size, quality)
• More on sound compression and quality

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Issues in World Wide Web scalability. Connectivity, caching, data consistency.

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More on consistency and Web optimization.

• Blank Site

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Implementing consistency for Web optimization. Using frequency measures.

• Blank Site

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Engineering new consistency protocols for intra-nets, "Gossamer"

• Blank Site

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Web pages using Java, XML, etc.

• XML Site
• XML Site
• W3C XML Site

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Political perspectives.
Guest Speaker: Victor Perton, Vic. Shadow Minister for Multimedia and I.T.

13 and 14

Privacy and security issues, web marketing, credit card trading, Web fraud.

System security and attacks over the Web. Countermeasures, things to be aware of.

• The W3C Security FAQ

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Emergence of VR's and VE's, origins, techniques and technologies

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Novel I/O devices for multi-media applications, video goggles, data-gloves, specialist feedback devices for applications in remote handling, pilot training etc.

• Open VR Testbed Page
• Buying Guide to VR Hardware
• More VR Gear Marketing

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Applications of multi-media VR and VE in; training, remote control, tele-presence

Military applications of VE, VR and multi-media. HLA.

• A VRML Page
• The VRML V1.0 Spec
• The VRML Repository
• VRML V2.0 worlds etc.

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Computer games as VE, early history, recent developments. Interactive VE, and VR, MUD's and other VE's

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The future of multi-media. Where are we heading.

• An Essay on the Future of Enhanced Reality
• Future Vision for VR

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Wrap up, and revision for the exam. What to expect of the exam.