GCO1821

Multimedia and internet computing ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: G Karmakar

Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2006 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2006 (OCL)
Hong Kong First semester 2006 (OCL)
Malaysia First semester 2006 (Day)
Singapore First semester 2006 (OCL)
Gippsland SA-02 2006 (OCL)
Singapore SA-02 2006 (OCL)
Malaysia Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Multimedia technology definitions. Survey of multimedia applications, skills, and training. Text: printed, scanned, and electronic text. Image bitmaps, vectored, clip arts, digitised pictures, natural light and colours, computerised colour, and colour palettes. Sound human hearing mechanism, waveform audio, MIDI, and digital audio. Video, human vision mechanism, difference between computer and television video, broadcast video standards, and digital video. Hypermedia. PC, multimedia, and virtual reality hardware. Elementary graphics and animation algorithms, Multimedia communications, Multimedia software tools and the Interne

Assessment: Assignments 40% + Examination (3 hours) 60%

Prohibitions: IMS1402, IMS1401