Networked Multimedia Tools for Architectural Engineering
Publication: Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 2, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper provides a brief history of networked multimedia technology in the United States. The evolution of the Internet and the World Wide Web is outlined. The use of traditional computer technologies by engineering and architectural practitioners and academics is discussed. Use of some new computer technologies by researchers in both professions, including high-speed networks, animated graphical simulations, augmented and virtual reality, is also presented, along with a discussion of how they are beginning to be used together on the World Wide Web. Opportunities for refining architectural engineering research, scholarship and practice by expanded use of new networked multimedia technologies are presented. The features of a demonstration testbed networked multimedia package, entitled the Farnsworth House Volume are introduced, along with their potential application to some architectural engineering problems. The use of the volume in classes at Columbia University is presented. Advantages and disadvantages of networked multimedia capabilities embedded in the Farnsworth volume are discussed.
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Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 2 • Issue 1 • March 1996
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