The term "hypermedia" covers a large range of different systems and embedded application facilities supporting organization and/or traversal of information chunks by means of links, collections, paths etc. Such notion of information management based on browsable linked chunks of text and other media dates back to the 1940's. The newer term "multimedia" originally covered research in HW/SW to handle sound, video, and animations, but lately the concept has broadened to generally cover systems and applications supporting different media, thus including hypermedia.
In the course we will explore basic concepts, history, and current state of the art of hypermedia systems. Readings will include landmark papers by Vannevar Bush, Doug Engelbart, and Ted Nelson who coined the ideas of what we know as hypermedia and multimedia today. We will read about some of the early groundbreaking hypermedia systems (e.g. Augment, Xanadu, Intermedia, NoteCards, KMS). We will look into current developments in Web-based hypermedia (e.g. XML, XLink, X3D, SMIL). We will also focus on current developments in cooperative and open hypermedia (e.g. DEVISE Hypermedia, MicroCosm, HyperWave, SEPIA, Webvise). Finally, we will discuss application domains (e.g. engineering, education, medicine or system development) and new types of hypermedia structuring mechanisms (e.g. spatial hypermedia and dynamic hyperfiction). It is possible for course participants to get hands-on experience with several of the systems being discussed. The course is commuted.
Lecturers:
Niels Olof Bouvin/Kaj Grønbæk
Prerequisites:
Literature:
Papers
Course Language:
Danish
Credits:
2 points / 10 ECTS