Title :
Preserving the Greek theatrical heritage: an object oriented multimedia database approach
Author :
Kappos, P. ; Sirmakessis, S. ; Tsakalidis, A. ; Tzimas, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng. & Inf., Patras Univ., Greece
Abstract :
The authors present the architecture, functionality, and usage of the APOLLON database. APOLLON database is a pilot object oriented multimedia database designed and implemented by the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics in the University of Patras. The database contains the history of the theatre APOLLON of the city of Patras, one of the most significant theatrical stages in Western Greece, with a history of two hundred years. The application based on an object-oriented approach aims in the adoption of a common object oriented multimedia platform for the development and maintenance of multimedia database for the presentation of the Greek theatrical heritage
Keywords :
entertainment; history; multimedia computing; object-oriented databases; APOLLON database; APOLLON theatre history; Greek theatrical heritage; Patras; Western Greece; architecture; common object oriented multimedia platform; functionality; multimedia database development; multimedia database maintenance; object oriented multimedia database approach; theatrical stage; CD-ROMs; Cities and towns; Computer architecture; Cultural differences; Data engineering; Design engineering; History; Informatics; Multimedia databases; Object oriented databases;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 1997. Proceedings., Eighth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Toulouse
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8147-0
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.1997.617355
