Publications

Context-Sensitive Multimedia

Abramson, Nathan Shalom

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September 1992

MSVS

Abstract
The current growth of multimedia applications illustrates the need for standardized object libraries. This thesis suggests that an object-oriented context-sensitive approach may provide the needed flexibility. This thesis describes the construction of an environment for developing and experimenting with context-sensitive multimedia objects. These objects are designed for use across a wide variety of applications: they are active processes which can adapt themselves to the context in which they are used.

The research testbed for objec-oriented multimedia developed in this thesis is called O. The design and implementation of O is described. The initial use of O to support context-sensitive multimedia is examined in two applications: an interactive movie map and a personalized news presentation.

http://mf.media.mit.edu/pubs/thesis/abramsonMSVS.pdf