Frameworks for Multimedia Programming

Further Approaches and Systematic Overview

Brief discussion of selected other approaches. Systematic overview of multimedia applications and development concepts (in form of patterns).

Frameworks for Multimedia Programming

Multimedia programming with Java: An overview of existing frameworks, with an emphasis on frameworks for the realisation of animation.

History of Multimedia Programming; Squeak and Smalltalk: An Alternative Vision

Historical roots of multimedia programming. An alternative vision of multimedia development: Squeak and Smalltalk. Educational applications of multimedia programming.

Agile Development and Extreme Programming for multimedia projects

Introduction to Agile Development and Extrem Programming. Applicability of agile development methods for multimedia projects.

Classical models of the software development process; Special aspects of multimedia development projects; Example: The SMART process

Particularities of multimedia projects when compared with other software development projects. Examples of multimedia development processes. Example: SMART process.