Computer Science 1033A/B Lecture 2: Week 2 - Multimedia

• School: Western University
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: Computer Science 1033A/B
• Professor: Laura Reid

Document Summary

Multimedia application: an application that can be used to present text, sound, video, images, and animation. To educate (ie. how to parallel park) Interactivity: user has control over application, so their experience is active rather than passive (like. Hyperlinking: index allows for jumping around pages, as webpages have hyperlinks to other webpages or other locations on the same page. 1450: johann gutenberg invented movable type, allowing mass production of books. 1814: joseph nicephore niepce achieved the first photographic image. 1837: louis daguerre invented the first practical form of photographic reproduction. 1858: a transatlantic telegraph cable linked europe and north america, and by 1866 the news that had once taken months to travel only took seconds. 1877: eadweard muybridge invented high-speed photography and created the first moving pictures that captured motion. 1895: louis and auguste lumiere made la sortie ouviers de l"usine lumiere , considered the first motion picture. 1914: animation created by tracing live action films (rotoscoping)