Multimedia Conferencing: Has It Come of Age?

Abstract

Multimedia conferencing continues to be an active research area with a diversity of systems being developed for a variety of situations. IN particular, multimedia conferencing is central to the idea of the Collaboratory, an electronic environment for conducting science. As a vehicle for telecollabortion, multimedia conferencing promises to provide a meeting place for those needing to work cooperatively from afar. This paper reviews current research projects in telecollaboration. We first frame the discussion of multimedia conferencing with a nomeclature and taxonomy. We compare local versus remote conferencing, touching on issues in system architecture and network communications requirements. We then examine the recurring problems researchers have observed and the solutions they have chosen. Finally, we speculate that, with the advent of new technologies and with a growing sensitivity to human factors, if multimedia conferencing has not already come of age, it now has the opportunity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242781

Entities

People

  • E. M. Schooler
  • J. Postel
  • S. Casner

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Digital Media
  • Governments
  • Local Area Networks
  • Media
  • Networks
  • Research Facilities
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • Teleconferencing
  • United States
  • User Interface
  • Video
  • Video Teleconferencing

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems