Definition of Hypermedia (1 Viewer)

[MacAus91]

^According to this textbook, the definition of hypermedia (and hypertext) is:
Hypermedia is any display object (e.g. a graphic or text) that will link you to new information.
Hypertext is a 'text only' form of hypermedia

I disagree with that though, my definition of hypermedia is:
A set of documents containing more than one media. I.e. text, image, audio, video etc.

Which is correct???

cheers

 

[cxlxoxk]

I believe you are wrong (someone correct me if i am wrong)...what you are referring to is MULTIMEDIA.

ps. that is a good textbook =) my school uses it too.

 

[crammy90]

^According to this textbook, the definition of hypermedia (and hypertext) is:
Hypermedia is any display object (e.g. a graphic or text) that will link you to new information.
Hypertext is a 'text only' form of hypermedia

I disagree with that though, my definition of hypermedia is:
A set of documents containing more than one media. I.e. text, image, audio, video etc.

Which is correct???

cheers

the text book...
yours is multimedia: a combination of media (at least 3)
hypermedia: combination of media whos locations are linked electronically which once clicked will display new information
Hypertext: text only form of hypermedia. It is text anchored to another location which once clicked will present new information
Both use hyperlinks (the highlighted item which provides this electronic connection)

 

[mijoe]

Just a simple correction, Hypermedia does not necessarily have to be a combination of media.

 

[crammy90]

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=d...s=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a
most of these imply it is a combination
i dont really think it matters
if ur using the web and all the .html documents for that website only contain text then i guess there isnt a combination of media. But then the hypertext may be different media to text but i dont realyl think it matters...