Using Multimedia to Expand the Audience of ... - Richard Repp

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The authors offer a variety of approaches regarding literary issues and computer
applications towards standardization and application of hypertext.
In addition, Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of
Globalization (2006) by George P. Landow offers updated information in a third edition
since its first publication in 1992. Both informative and analytical, this text presents
elaborate figures of different structures of hypertext. Regarded as being one of the
influential books promoting the idea of merging literature and technology into hypertext,
the author presents the various ways of linking text on the Internet and its affects on
scholarly communications. According to Landow, hypermedia encourages interactivity
and public dialog, and hyperlinks allow the audience to generate content on an
individualized path; the navigator becomes the author of his/ her own search through
browsing hyperlinks non-linearly. Suitable hypertext quality permits reader-centered,
multi-linear access to a large menu of valuable and relevant links. Landow discusses
Internet-related technologies, globalization of a virtual library at the fingertips of usercontrolled
settings. Clear definitions of hypertext vocabulary validate this invaluable text.
Also, Tay Vaughan presents the sixth edition of Multimedia: Making It Work
(2004) which includes a Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) trial software
from Macromedia and Adobe. Color figures and tables present an assortment of examples
of Web and CD-ROM multimedia development possibilities. This text is an exceptional
reference of step-by-step instruction in multimedia design and production, technical
vocabulary, chapter reviews, quizzes and lab projects. Blurbs of first-hand experience
accompany each of the eighteen chapters recommending specific multimedia hardware
and software. Audio and visual presentations have undergone many changes on personal