KNOWLEDGE-BASED MULTIMEDIA - THE FUTURE OF EXPERT-SYSTEMS AND MULTIMEDIA

Recent advances have fueled investigation into the integration of knowledge-based systems and multimedia technology. These intelligent or knowledge-based multimedia systems go beyond traditional hypertext and hypermedia and promise to provide capabilities such as knowledge-based search and retrieval from multimedia data bases, interfaces that intelligently communicate with users via multiple media, and multimedia training systems that tailor interaction to individual student characteristics and needs. After some definitions, we illustrate a number of expert multimedia tools and applications that are or will emerge from this integration. We then provide details on how this integration of knowledge and media will support a new generation of intelligent multimedia interfaces. In doing so, we describe what additional knowledge and processes need to be formalized to support this integration and describe a promising new approach that views multimedia communication as an action-based endeavor. We conclude by briefly recommending an agenda for future research.