This essay presents a brief discussion of combining temporal aspects of multimedia presentations with hypertext links. Three ways of combining linking with temporally synchronized components of a presentation are described. We describe work that has been done to incorporate both temporal and linking information within the W3C language SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language). We conclude with a discussion of future directions, namely providing support for linking within and among non-linear presentations and the ability to add temporal information to existing XML document languages.
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Hardman, L., van Ossenbruggen, J., Rutledge, L., & Bulterman, D. (1999). Hypermedia: The Link with Time. ACM Computing Surveys. |