document(s) / extra(s)


  1. research DejaVU -- 1998
  2. notitie intelligent multimedia -- 2003
  3. brief aanstelling Huang -- 21/5/03
  4. functie profielen -- criteria
  5. UFO gesprek -- 8/3/04
  6. studieprogramma multimedia -- 2006
  7. informatie opleiding multimedia -- 2006
  8. multimedia zaal -- 2006
  9. activiteiten multimedia 06 -- 20/3/06
  10. jaargesprek -- 5/4/06
  11. brief ondersteuning multimedia -- 4/5/06
  12. research plan multimedia -- augustus 2006

The combined effort of these projects led to the DLP+X3D platform and the development of the STEP language.

In addition, we have one pending proposal with Michiel Hildebrand as candidate researcher:

DLP+VRML

In the first year students start with a general Introduction to Multimedia. This course centers around three themes: the convergence between media, platforms and delivery technology, the availability of broadband communication and its impact on the development of standards such as MPEG-4, and multimedia information retrieval as an essential ingredient of the growing multimedia information repository on the Web.

courses

studyguide / (pre-master) instroom

contact


  dr A. Eliëns
  eliens@cs.vu.nl
  Vrije Universiteit, FEW/Informatica, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam
  www.cs.vu.nl/~eliens/multimedia
  

curricula


principles/elements


topics/projects


facilities/technology -- multimedia zaal


Our mission statement is:

... to study aspects of the deployment and architecture of virtual environments as an interface to (intelligent) multimedia information systems

www.cs.vu.nl/~eliens/research


As a follow up on our intelligent multimedia research, in which we developed a platform for intelligent agents in 3D virtual space, we now focus on the use of game technology for immersive serious applications, in particular:

This research is, at the moment of writing, still in its inceptive and explorative phase, and primarily done in cooperation with students as part of the regular multimedia courses or individual projects.

www.cs.vu.nl/~eliens/media


The introduction multimedia syllabus, entitled topical media covers all the background material and contains also a rationale of the educational and research activities that fall under my supervision.

A. Eliëns, (1/6/05)


project description

The digital dossier(s) resulted from the Multimedia Casus, in cooperation with the Instituut Collectie Nederland and the Institute for Time-based Arts. Digital dossier(s) are explored as a means to capture the information connected to (a collection of) artworks in an immersive way, as an alternative to topical (flat) websites or information systems, by means of a suitable metaphor, such as a virtual museum, an artist atelier, or a concept map in 3D space. In the project, we explored the use of agent technology as well as technology that is usually applied for the development of games or 3D infotainment.

selected publications

AWC
Hoorn J., Eliëns A., Huang Z., van Vugt H.C., Konijn E.A., Visser C.T., Agents with character: Evaluation of empathic agents in digital dossiers, Emphatic Agents, AAMAS 2004 New York 19 July - 23 July, 2004
ECA
Anton Eliëns and Zhisheng Huang and Johan F. Hoorn and Cees T. Visser, ECA Perspectives - Requirements, Applications, Technology, In: Zsofia Ruttkay and Elisabeth Andr{\'e} and W. Lewis Johnson and Catherine Pelachaud (eds), Evaluating Embodied Conversational Agents, Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (04121), 2006
Navigate
Eliëns A., van Riel C., Wang Y., Navigating media-rich information spaces using concept graphs -- the abramovic dossier , accepted for: International Conference on Multidisciplinay Information Sciences and Technologies (InSciT2006) October, 25-28th 2006, M‰rida, Spain www.instac.es/inscit2006
Present
Wang Y., Eliëns A., van Riel C., Content-oriented presentation and personalized interface of cultural heritage in digital dossiers, accepted for: International Conference on Multidisciplinay Information Sciences and Technologies (InSciT2006) October, 25-28th 2006, M‰rida, Spain www.instac.es/inscit2006
Guide
van Riel C., Eliëns A., Wang Y., Exploration and guidance in media-rich information spaces: the implementation and realization of guided tours in digital dossiers, accepted for: International Conference on Multidisciplinay Information Sciences and Technologies (InSciT2006) October, 25-28th 2006, M‰rida, Spain www.instac.es/inscit2006
ConceptMaps
van Riel C., Wang Y. & Eliëns A. , Concept map as visual interface in 3D Digital Dossiers: implementation and realization of nthe Music Dossier, accepted for: CMC2006, Costa Rica, Sept 5-8 2006
IPEFIC
Van Vugt, H. C., Konijn, E. A., Hoorn, J. F., Keur, I., & Eliëns, A.,, Realism is not all! User Engagement with Task-Related Interface Characters, accepted for Interacting with Computers, 2006

project description

Many applications, such as virtual reality theatre, or games in an educations context, require an approach that uses immersion as a way to involve the user in a more compelling way. To achieve such a high level of user involvement, we explore the use of state-of-the-art game technology for developing such applications. Related research issues encompass, the use of operating system level multimedia technology (such as DirectX), the architure and extensibility of commercial game engines (such as the Hlaf Life 2 Source SDK), and the use of communcation facilities to allow multimodal interaction (such as the AMICO toolkit).

selected publications

VULife
Eliëns A., S.V. Bhikharie , game @ VU -- developing a masterclass for high-school students using the Half-life 2 SDK , accepted for: GAME'ON-NA'2006, September 19-21, 2006 - Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA
Odyssee
Eliëns A. , Odyssee -- explorations in mixed reality theatre, accepted for: GAME'ON-NA'2006, September 19-21, 2006 - Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA