DocumentCode :
1801388
Title :
Object-oriented hypermedia support systems
Author :
Garrity, Edward J. ; Volonino, Linda
Author_Institution :
Canisius Coll., Buffalo, NY, USA
fYear :
1993
fDate :
5-8 Jan 1993
Firstpage :
311
Abstract :
The autors explore the integration of three software technologies, hyper-navigational user control, multimedia, and object-orientation, to develop more responsive support systems. The merger of these technologies gives rise to a visionary hybrid system type referred to as hypermedia support systems (HSSs). HSSs promote higher levels of understanding because users can interact with rich data types-video, audio, text, and graphics-and approach information from different points of view. Hyper-navigation parallels the associative memory model proposed by cognitive psychologists to represent the human thinking process. As such, hyper-navigation gives users the ability to access information in an intuitive and flexible manner, thereby supporting even unstructured problem solving. Incorporating multimedia technology further increases responsiveness by combining different media elements for display and control from a PC. An object-oriented approach coupled with special objects called software topics provides an integrating mechanism for HSSs
Keywords :
hypermedia; knowledge representation; object-oriented databases; object-oriented methods; HSSs; PC; associative memory model; cognitive psychologists; human thinking process; hyper-navigational user control; hypermedia support systems; multimedia; multimedia technology; object-orientation; object-oriented approach; rich data types; software technologies; unstructured problem solving; visionary hybrid system type; Associative memory; Control systems; Corporate acquisitions; Delay; Displays; Humans; Multimedia systems; Object oriented modeling; Problem-solving; Psychology;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1993, Proceeding of the Twenty-Sixth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3230-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1993.284199
Filename :
284199
Link To Document :
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