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COMP4415: Multimedia Design and Authoring
2025 unit information
This unit provides principles and practicalities of creating interactive and effective multimedia products. It gives an overview of the complete spectrum of different media platforms and current authoring techniques used in multimedia production. Coverage includes the following key topics: enabling multimedia technologies; multimedia design issues; interactive 2D and 3D computer animation; multimedia object modelling and rendering; multimedia scripting programming; post-production and delivery of multimedia applications.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Computer Science |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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DATA3888 or COMP3888 or COMP3988 or CSEC3888 or SOFT3888 or ENGG3112 or SCPU3001 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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COMP5415 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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A major in a computer science area. Experience with software development as covered in SOFT2412 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. create interactive multimedia applications with contemporary development programs
- LO2. articulate relationships between different multimedia building blocks and related design issues
- LO3. manipulate and interpret various digital media for diverse multimedia applications
- LO4. demonstrate competency in utilization of key multimedia authoring programs.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal evening | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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