1. The Future of Multimedia

2. This Lecture Hardware Software Media Delivery Applications
Computers
Input Devices
Output Devices
Software
Development Tools
Media
Delivery
Applications
Virtual Reality
The Multimedia industry

3. Hardware Computers Faster Cheaper
half in price, double in power every decade till 2020

4. Hardware Storage Bubble memory Erasable optical disks - 10 gigabytes
20/30 millisecond access
Memory cubes
optical
6.5 terabyte (6500 gigabytes, megabytes)
Quicker access

5. Smaller is Faster Tracks 1 micron thick million’s of transistors
RAM - 4 billion data bits cf .256 billion today
Nanoelectronics
Theoretical Limits
Parallelism, Transputers
RISC

6. Virtual Reality

7. Input Devices Biological Feedback Sensors Sweat, heart rate etc
Motion - Gloves, body suite, eye movement, weight shift etc.
Gestures
Sensors
Capture devices
Standard with PCs and media equipment
Merged with television and hifi system

8. Output Devices
Acceleration
Helmets are no good

9. Software - Development Tools
Bottleneck
Easier to use
more powerful software
Cleverer wizards
On going activity
Multimedia tools ‘blurred’ with other tools e.g. Spreadsheets
My work

10. Media All media Better representational algorithms Digital signatures
more storage = better quality
faster machines = better quality
Better representational algorithms
e.g. fractals
Digital signatures
Full digital video
‘Clickable’ video

11. Delivery Network Computers Digital Broadcasting 300 channels
Internet in the home
Interactive adverts

12. Digital Broadcasting High Definition Television (HDTV) Cinema quality
980 Mbit/s to 20 Mbit/s
Convergence with digital audio and data
Multichannel
Three providers in UK this year

13. Digital Broadcasting Video on demand pay per view interactive TV
home shopping, education, games
Traffic information service, management, navigation
Business data
Radio paging
Special programmes
magazines, catalogues, newspapers

14. Network Computers Collaboration of Oracle, Apple, IBM, Netscape, Sun
No local hard disc or RAM
Cheap
Services delivered via powerful servers
Provide internet access
NC DesktopTM
NC Card

15. Network Computers
Fast access with only a 28.8 modem
Cable access

16. Applications Anything computer based! Telematics Remote Education
Health care
Remote Education

17. Applications Video Telecommunications Two way interactive
Desk top conferencing
Video on Demand
Electronic mail and Conferencing
Game machine - MPC

18. Cscw- Computer Supported Collaborative Working