Multimedia Computing: Case Studies From Mit Project Athena; [edited by] Matthew E. Hodges, Russell M. Sasnett; with members and associates of the Visual Computing Group at MIT Project Athena

Wide octavo in pale blue, color-illus DJ; vi, 302 p.: ill. (some col.); 25 cm; bibliographical references and index. Chapters: A new literacy -- Multimedia in business -- New views of education -- Design for the new medium -- Ways of worldmaking -- The ChronoScope: Impressionist art, 1848-1914 -- Navigation: design for a visual learning environment -- Dans le quartier St. Gervais: an exploratory learning environment -- Man Ray -- CERN diorama -- Electronic books -- Designing for quality -- Plastic editors -- Templates for form and function -- Compound documents -- Synchronization -- Hotspots -- Dynamic graphics and controllers -- Video device control -- Broadband network computing -- PackageSpec: the AthenaMuse data specification environment -- The EventScript object system. Digital technology; Computing; Multimedia systems. Multimedia; MIT Project Athena. MIT Project Athena; Digerati; Interface Design. As New / Mint (an unread copy).