Streaming media development tools
Web multimedia production tools
Web server
Media server
Current web browsers with all the relevant plugins

Contact time will be through 1 weekly lecture and 1 weekly tutorial. Your independent learning is supported by freely available learning material available through a BLC environment.

Within this module you will be introduced to and/or be able to develop your:

- Intellectual skills
- Problem solving

1. Analyse the issues regarding the design of high multimedia content web sites.
2. Design and construct a usable multimedia web site, demonstrating the appropriate use of multimedia.
3. Justify your use of multimedia in your web site.
4. Assess the use of new technologies on the web.
5. Explain the different types of media used on the web.

This module will also give you opportunity to demonstrate the following skills:

(a) Formulate a practical solution to the problem, making effective use of the resources available
(b) Think creatively
(c) Synthesise information
(d) Appreciation of the nature of knowledge, principles, concepts and context

A ASSIGNMENT weighted at 70%.
A EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS length 1 HOUR(S) weighted at 30%.
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You will have a broad focus on:

Components of web multimedia
Graphics
Introduction to SVG
Animation
360 Panoramas
Simple Evaluation / Testing / HCI / Appropriateness of web multimedia
Optimisation and Compression / Technical Issues
Streaming Media
VRML / X3D
The Future / Mobile
Design and development of multimedia web sites
Creation of Multimedia content

1. Report and Implementation (70%) (Learning outcomes 2-4,a-b,d)
2. Exam (30%) (Learning outcomes 1,4-5,c-d)

No specified course text book.
Lectureres will directly reference relevant material, which will include web resources.