This book is about the design and use of advanced interactive multimedia interfaces for learning. The focus is on active human interaction and the use of the interfaces as tools to facilitate human learning. The book is based on a NATO ARW and presents a wide variety of perspectives.

Inhalt

1. The 'M-Word': Multimedia Interfaces and Their Role in Interactive Learning Systems.- 2. Hunting Musical Knowledge in Darkest Medialand.- 3. 'Rights in the Mirror': An Interactive Video Drama Programme About Human Rights Education.- 4. On-Site Distance Learning: A Multimedia Full-Scale Experiment in Denmark.- 5. 'Playing' Graphics in the Design and Use of Multimedia Courseware.- 6. Design Guidelines for Electronic Book Production.- 7. Computer-Controlled Video for Intelligent Interactive Use: A Description Methodology.- 8. Representing Musical Relationships in the Harmony Grid.- 9. Communicating and Learning Through Non-speech Audio.- 10. Redundancy and Adaptability.- 11. Multimodal Communication, Natural Language and Direct Manipulation (Gestures) in Human-Computer Interaction.- 12. Interface Design for Empowerment: A Case Study from Music.- 13. Notes While Waiting for the View to Clear.- Glossary of Compact Disc Technology.- Trademarks.- Authors' Addresses.