Multimedia is being used increasingly to provide computer based instruction. One reason for this trend may be the assumption that multimedia information helps people learn. To find out whether there is empirical support for this assumption, this paper reviews studies from a wide variety of fields to show that multimedia -may be able to help people learn more information more quickly compared to...

A dynamically adaptive multidisciplinary work station (DAMDW) architecture delivers very good multimedia telemedicine service. The DAMDW is a Unix workstation with software components that operate on various computer architectures. It adapts to the specialty of the physician and to the bandwidth available to the participating health care centers. The network flexibility of the DAMDW makes it us...

Computer forensics is emerging as an important tool in the fight against crime. Increasingly, computers are being used to facilitate new criminal activity, or used in the commission of existing crimes. The networked world has seen increases in, and the volume of, information that may be shared amongst hosts. This has given rise to major concerns over paedophile activity, and in particular the s...

A technique for using economical multimedia sensors to autonomously track human beings is presented. A sequence of color images captured from a video camera is processed in real-time to determine target locations. This data may be used to guide a computer-controlled pantilt-zoom camera, and may be fused with sound information to determine the location of a person speaking. Such capabilities are...

In this paper we present a simple application of Description Logics in order to improve the semantic search engine of a multimedia e-Learning tool. CHESt (Computer History Expert System) allows students to enter a freely formulated question about computer history. The system returns a very short commented list of multimedia clips in which the user finds the answer to his question. Finding the s...

The project develops a Machinima animation promotional film for the Department of Computer Science at HeriotWatt University, and evaluates whether the promotional material is more engaging and entertaining than traditional materials; more informative about the provider (its values and facilities); promotes Computer Science as relevant to student lives; uses media immediately recognisable to the...

The nature of computer based learning and instructional environments that support it have changed dramatically in the last decade. The growth of hypertext, hypermedia and multimedia provided the capabilities necessary for developing complex learning environments. The system described in this paper is being developed to be used in Personal Computer workstations with multimedia and network capabi...

The new developments in computer technology are changing the way training professionals look at computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Nursing educators and practitioners can plan on CAI capabilities that will be both possible and economical as well as within the reach of most organizations. Health care delivery may not be in a position to forego multimedia training as part of its repertoire. In ...

multimedia, video, graphics, compression, World Wide Web, medical imaging Multimedia is becoming a mandatory component of most computer interfaces and applications. Medical imaging in particular will be able to exploit these capabilities in concert with data servers that will exist as part of the information superhighway. The ability to connect experts with patients electronically enables care ...

This tutorial surveys the present and future of multimedia computing systems and outlines new challenges for CAD presented by these systems. Multimedia computing is a challenging domain for several reasons: it requires both high computation rates and memory bandwidth; it is a multirate computing problem; and requires low-cost implementations for high-volume markets. As a result, the design of m...