UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE
         COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM

                       presents

       "Role of Transmedia in Interactive Systems"

                     Dr. Sepi Chakaveh
     Senior Lecturer in Interactive Media Systems
          (School of Engineering & Technology,
                  University of Hertfordshire)

               13 October 2010  (Wednesday)
                   Lecture Theatre A161

               Hatfield, College Lane Campus
                         1 -2  pm


               Everyone is Welcome to Attend

               Refreshments will be available



Abstract:

The underpinning infrastructure, for most of our current day to day
devices such as mobile phones, televisions, PC, etc. which allow direct 
communication between users and machines is created through Media 
Technology.

The latter which is a new and an emerging research field was formed
only around some ten years ago on the back-bone of a number of traditional
technologies, such as Computer Graphics & Imaging, Data Processing, 
Broadcasting, System Engineering, Networking, and Artificial Intelligence. 
Although all the above have been well established research themes, they were 
only converged to form the new innovative Media Technology field after the 
birth and subsequent popularity of the Internet. This then enabled the 
technologists who could with the aid of system integration methods fully 
exploit the convergence of all the above themes into a completely new 
technological research area. The underpinning & the quintessential element 
of Media Technology is the Role of "Metadata" which is exported as 
"Transmedia Engines or Platforms".

In this talk, a broad background of Media Technology is discussed,
with some emphasis on Metadata and its role in Media Technology at large. 
At the end of the talk some short applications will be presented.


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