Digital Media and Multimedia Applications
Syllabus

A. TEXTBOOK

Required

1. Steve Health, "Multimedia and Communications Technology," Focal Press, IBSN 0 240 51460, 1996
2. Alias | Wavefront, "Learning Alias-Level One," Printed by R.R.Donnelley, (362-9181)

Recommended

1. Laura LeMay, "Teach Yourself Publishing with HTML 3.2," Sams.net Publishing, IBSN
2. Gerald Millerson, "Video Production Handbook," Focal Press, IBSN 0-240-51321-5
3. John R. Levine & Margaret Levine-Young, "Unix for Dummies," IDG Books, IBSN 1-56884-905-2, 1995
4. Laura LeMay, "Teach Yoursef JAVA in 21 Days," Sams.net, IBSN 1-5721-030-4, 1996

B. COURSE GRADE

10% - Preliminary Project Design

15% - Midterm Examination

15% - Multimedia Web Page

15% - Individual Alias Project

25% - Final Team Project

20% - Final Exam

100% - Total

(Graduate Students may be required to perform additional assignments).

C. COURSE CONTENT

The course is an introduction to multimedia design and applications. The course is designed to give the students basic knowledge of what multimedia is and how it can be used. Students will be introduced to special computer languages (i.e. Java, VRML, etc.) and examine the network architecture that can support such systems (ATM & ISDN) -- special attention will be given to content, planning and artwork. The course involves homework sets and projects with team designs. Students from Fine Arts, Communication and Engineering will be working together.

What is multimedia?

Digital Audio

Digital Video

Digital Picture Compression

CD-ROMs

LANs and ATM

Multimedia Conferencing

Alias Interface

Modeling with Primitives

Curves and Surfaces

Surface Construction

Lighting and Rendering

Animation and Hierarchical animation

Unix, Java and VRML

Web Animation

Content and Planning of Animations

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