I THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF HYPERMEDIA

1) THE THEORY OF HYPERMEDIA

Description: a history of the terms from the 1990s

Question: Search for accounts of the views of the theorists mentioned in I.1, and look at the websites mentioned in I.2. Summarise their views.

Expected format: word-processed text

References: see course

2) THE PRACTICE OF HYPERMEDIA

Description: A study of a cdrom in the light of the theories

Question: Navigating through the Georgian Cities cd-rom, study its interface so as to show where it applies the preceding theories on hypermedia, and where it disagrees.

Expected format: comments with screenshots

References: preceding references + Georgian Cities cd-rom

II MEDIUM AND MESSAGE

NAVIGATION AND LABYRINTH

Description: A comparative study of hypermedia programmes on cities

Question: Compare the cdrom on Georgian Cities with other hypermedia sections on cities, showing how their interface is used to give a new image of cityscape.

Expected format: Word-processed text or slideshow with screenshots

References: the hypermedia programmes mentioned