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This paper seeks to discuss possible approaches through which semiotics can be applied to the World Wide Web seen as a multimedia; or, in other words, possible approaches through which Web-sites and Web-pages can be studied and designed from a...

The aim of this paper is to describe the World Wide Web on the basis of current and future trends in demographics, consumer segments and content. The focus is on the currently fastest growing content type and user segment on the Web: entertainment...

The aim of this paper is to introduce and discuss some of the main issues associated with 'interactive content and services', primarily in the context of networked multimedia, i.e., the Internet, World Wide Web, and intranets. The current trends in...

This paper addresses some of the central questions currently related to 3-dimensional In-habited Virtual Worlds (3D-IVWs), their virtual interactions and communication. First, 3D-IVWs – seen as a new and unique form of multimedia – are introduced...

The purpose of this article is to describe representation and interaction in 3D-Virtual Worlds (3D-VWs). First, it presents the new media's special characteristics. Then it discusses 3D-VWs on the basis of a set of concepts such as "places and...

The purpose of this paper is to discuss possible approaches through which 3D spaces – and especially 3D Internet – can be studied from a semiotic, or more specifically a film semi-otic, point of view. First similarities and differences between 3D...