Aubrey Thomas

Handbook of Digital Multimedia Aubrey Thomas

The content which uses a combination of various content forms is known as multimedia. It can be in the form of digital audio, digital video and digital images. Electronic devices can be used to record, play, interact with or access multimedia. The varied types of multimedia can be broadly categorized as linear multimedia and non-linear multimedia. Linear multimedia, such as cinema, progresses without any navigational control for the viewer. Non-linear multimedia uses interactivity to allow the user to control the progress such as in video games and self-paced training. Multimedia is applied in various industries such as creative industries, education, journalism and in language communication. This book contains some path-breaking studies in the field of digital multimedia. It elucidates new techniques and their applications in a multidisciplinary manner. This book will prove to be immensely beneficial to students and researchers in this field.