multimedia @ VU
Intelligent Multimedia Technology
code
400441
credits
6
period
autumn
lecturer(s)
dr. A. Eliëns, Z. Obrenovic (CWI)
aim
The course aims to provide practical and theoretical
knowledge about
the application of intelligent multimedia technology
in the development of component-based multimedia applications
content
The course will cover several topics, including:
- research and development of multimedia and game applications
- intelligent multimedia technologies -- DLP/AMICO
- XML-based multimedia -- X3D/VRML, SVG, SMIL
- novel interaction modalities, such as speech input and output, or camera and gesture based interaction
- web services for game and multimedia application development
The course will teach the students how to organize intelligent dialogs between the user and complex systems such as virtual environments and 3D games. The idea is also to go direct control and conventional interaction based on mouse and keyboard, and to introduce additional interaction modalities such on speech input and output, and and camera based sensing.
The main focus of the course will be on the practical work of the students, organized in a series of assignments.
On completion of the assignments the students are required to give
a presentation.
form of tuition
lectures and practicum
literature
syllabus
mode of assessment
essay and practicum assignment(s)
entry requirements
Multimedia Authoring, or proficiency with VRML
target audience
MMC3, IN4, and interested students
remarks
For information see:
or www.cs.vu.nl/~eliens/imt