Multimedia Applications
for the Web
Class Notes
Introduction to Information
Architecture for Multimedia
Planning for
Multimedia
Who plans -- small groups,
individuals, and for whom?
Goal
definition
Audience
analysis
Design
critiques by the group
See the design problem from the site user's POV
Designs for Multimedia
Browser
and OS types
Windows, MAC, Linux, Unix, others
Netscape Navigator, Explorer, Opera...what is the minimum version required
Network
Bandwidth of average user
Internal/external audiences
Ethernet/high-speed connections
ISDN, DSL, Cable, T1
Modem connections
Dynamic
HTML & advance features
JavaScript/ Java applets
Cascading Style Sheets
Plug-ins
Special features of UNIX or NT
Security features
How will
users reach support personnel?
Email from readers
Chat rooms, forums, help desks, phones
Database
Support
User logins
Questionnaires
Search and retrieval from databases
Audiovisual content
audio or video production