Title :
Toward the creation of a new medium for the multimedia era
Author_Institution :
ATR Media Integration & Commun. Res. Labs., Kyoto, Japan
fDate :
5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is expected that various new types of telecommunications services will emerge based on multimedia technologies. A concept of hypercommunication is proposed that merges human communication in cyberspace involving various people in different places, different times, and even different cultures, as well as communication with human-like agents generated by computers. Technologies necessary to realize this new telecommunications concept are described along with several research examples being done at ATR Media Integration and Communications Research Laboratories
Keywords :
multimedia communication; social aspects of automation; software agents; user interfaces; ATR Media Integration and Communications Research Laboratories; cyberspace; emotion recognition; force feedback; human communication; human-like agents; hypercommunication; interactive movie; multimedia; multimedia technologies; telecommunications services; virtual reality; Broadcasting; Communication industry; Games; Humans; Internet; Motion pictures; Multimedia systems; Paper technology; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication services;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
