Students will look at all elements of advanced multimedia for CD or DVD. This will include the following:

- Advanced multimedia for CD, DVD, and kiosks
- Multimedia databases
- Advanced scripting for multimedia environments
- Multimedia applications and their resources
- Further 3D for multimedia
- Virtual Reality
- Multimedia Learning
- Further Multimedia Methods

The lectures will support the two lab sessions. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, and Internet references. Within the lab sessions you will investigate areas of research related to multimedia, undertake case studies, go through coding and scripting tutorials, experiment with Virtual Reality equipment, learn to use numerous software, and undertake multimedia evaluations. Group discussions will also take place in the sessions.

Notes on web.
Current Software, such as media resource editing tools, and multimedia authoring applications

The coursework will consist of creating a practical artefact and documenting this with a report of 2500 words. The practical artefact will involve the development of an application in the region of 20 pages. The application could be based on training, education, or advertising as examples, and is likely to include database content. The application will need to show good design and implementation of multimedia.
(Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)

None

Internet references will be given for the module.
Background Reading:
Multimedia: Making It Work by Tay Vaughan ; McGraw Hill, 2004; ISBN: 0072230002
Writing for Multimedia and the Web, Third Edition : A Practical Guide to Content Development for Interactive Media, Garrand T, (2006), Publisher: Focal Press; 3rd edition , ISBN: 0240808223
Multimedia Database Retrieval : A Human-Centered Approach (Signals and Communication Technology), Muneesawang, P, Guan, L (2006), Publisher: Springer; 1st edition , ISBN: 038725627X