Multimedia guide for the Paphos masaics

Τίτλος

Multimedia guide for the Paphos masaics

Θέμα

Computer software--Development

Mosaics, Roman--Cyprus--Paphos

Δημιουργός

Kyriakides, Demetris

Kouzalis, Stelios

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού.

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

1997

Συνεισφέρων

Theodorou, Maria

Alexandrou, Chrystalla

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

en

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

CSD0194

Σύνοψη

This project was created as an effort on developing a multimedia and multilingual computer assisted learning package on the subject of the ancient mosaics in the district of Paphos City. Specifically the area situated near to the old harbor ofPaphos. As it is well known, in the market, there are a huge number of such packages associated with a large number of subjects. Libraries, guides etc. Of course considering our time schedules (specifically 3 months of work) we couldn't aspect "the" perfect result but we have set to create the best possible package according to our time limits and our resources and of course the assistance that we have received from the
appropriate people.
Our major concern was to create the best possible application in order to cover as bigger as it is possible, part of information associated to the mosaics. We tried to create a learning as well as a study package, which would include pictures, videos, texts, and sounds based on the subject of the mosaics of the Paphos area.
During the development of the package a lot of problems as it was expected raised. First of all, the programming language and the platform to be used. We needed a language that would be Object Oriented, in order for it to support efficiently simulation, sound effects and graphics in a high quality level. We had multiple choices in this field. The first concern, was the platform. An Apple Macintosh environment or a PC environment? And the appropriate programming languages would be for each one the Director 5.0 or the Multimedia Toolbook 5.0?
The next problem that we faced was the fact that this was actually our first involvement in the development of a multimedia package and we didn't had any experience in this field. Also it is worth to mention that we started from scratch building our interface and collecting as much material as possible, firstly to understand how the system could be implemented. Our major problem was though the collection of the appropriate resources and the appropriate material for the development of the project. We had to gather by our own a large number of photos and videos since the response that we found was very little. This is actually he major reason for the "not so professional" material gathered. But in the bottom line, our aspect was toprove that that kind of a program can be created and used just by curious users as well as by professional researchers. We had to prove the functionality of this program both from the aspect of information provided, functionality, modularity. Also we had to show that it can be implemented in many different languages and it can be improved in a level of full
professionality.
The Multimedia Guide to the Paphos Mosaics was definitely an extremely difficult task, since all the multimedia packages need a huge effort and very careful design and implementation as well as a very big number of information gathered and its conect implementation to the user. But our mutual conclusion was that "it was worth it"!