hypermedia

Connected rich content

Hypermedia extends hypertext to include not just linked text but images, video, audio, and other media.

Where hypertext lets you click a word to jump elsewhere, hypermedia lets you click an image or play a video that links to further content.

The World Wide Web is the most familiar hypermedia system: The museum's hypermedia exhibit let visitors explore artifacts through video, audio, and interactive maps.

structure

node

Connection point in networks

  • anchorSecures ships to seabed
  • linkPoint of connection
  • branchingSplitting into separate directions

nonlinear · navigation · pathways · cross-reference · associative · networked · random-access · modularity · sitemap · breadcrumb

interaction

clickable

Able to be pressed

touchscreen · gesture · engagement · feedback · immersive · simulation · participatory · dynamic · real-time · browsing

content

video

Recorded moving imagery

image · text · embedded · podcast · vlog · slideshow · infographic · gallery · playlist · caption

technology

HTML

Web page code

  • HTTPWeb data transmission standard
  • browserWeb access program
  • XMLStructured data markup language

CSS · JavaScript · Ajax · Flash · API · protocol · markup · rendering · embedding · URL

design

wireframe

Edge-only geometric model

flowchart · prototype · layout · accessibility · UX · authoring · content management · WYSIWYG · metadata

education

e-learning

Internet-delivered instruction

educational software · knowledge base · self-paced · adaptive learning · module · lesson · annotation · reference · glossary

Opposites
media richness

hypermediaplain text

Unencoded readable characters

ASCII text · flat file · raw text · text file · command line

interactivity

hypermediabroadcast media

Transmitted mass communication channels

linear narrative · print media

technological complexity

hypermediaprint media

Published physical periodicals

analog media · physical media

Family

medium, media, hyper, multimedia, hyperlinks, hyperlink, hypertext, hyperlinked, interactive media

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G