Designing Effective and Usable Multimedia Systems presents research and development and industrial experience of usability engineering for multimedia user interfaces. The book discusses the methods, tools and guidelines for multimedia use and implementation and covers the following topics in detail:

Design methods for multimedia (MM) systems;

Social and cognitive models for MM interaction;

Empirical studies of the effects of MM on learning and behavior;

Design and prototyping support tools;

Intelligent MM Systems and Design...