by Peter A. Gloor
Elements of Hypermedia Design is a book about the conceptual and
technical aspects of hypermedia publishing. Its goal is to give
guidelines on how to design useable hypermedia documents and
structured content. Both aspects of the term 'hypermedia' are
covered, namely hypertext (non-sequential text) and multimedia
(rich graphical and interactive content).
This book illustrates how content, structure and presentation can
be integrated to publish user-friendly documents on the web or in
cd-rom formats. Coverage is given to:
- How to structure information for optimal navigation and access.
- How to present and visualize complex concepts by introducing
algorithm animation.
- Authoring and editing of multimedia content.
CONTENTS:
Preface
I Structuring Information
Short Introduction to Information Retrieval, User Modeling,
World Wide Web Introduction, Programming the Web,
The 7 Design Concepts for Navigation in Cyberspace,
Linking, Searching, Sequentialization, Hierarchy, Similarity,
Mapping, Agents, Cybertools, Cybermap, Cybertrees, Conclusions
II Visualization
Introduction to Algorithm Animation, Animated Algorithms,
User Interface Design For Algorithm Animation,
The Art of Algorithm Animation, Educational Aspects,
Animating Proofs, Algorithm Animation by Scripting, Conclusions
III Multimedia Editing
Introduction, Related Work, VideoScheme, Conclusion
IV Hypermedia Publishing
Introduction, DAGS 92 CD-ROM, DAGS 95 On the Web,
The Development Process, Extensions and Improvements,
Conclusions
References
416 pages, hardcover
Price: $ 46.95 USA
200 illustrations
Publisher: Springer Verlag
ISBN: 0-8176-3911-X
An online version of this book is at:
http://www.birkhauser.com/hypermedia/hypermedia.html
The book is also available through Amazon.com:
http://amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=081763911X
A review (by Michael Nadeau) of this book can be found in
BYTE Magazine, April 1997, p.38. We cite a few sentences:
"Gloor focuses on theory, citing a number of important research
projects. [...] The core of the book covers what Gloor calls
the Seven Design Concepts for Navigation in Cyberspace: linking,
searching, sequentialization, hierarchy, similarity, mapping, and
agents. Interactive media veterans might find this list obvious,
but Gloor adds valuable perspective to these concepts with his
own commentary and by citing findings of other researchers."