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In this paper we present IMP, a platform to support the authoring and run-time management of interactive multimedia applications in distributed environments. The multi-level platform model encourages ‘slot-in’ extensibility to cater for the evolving environment. We illustrate with our prototype platform built above the Cambridge multimedia environment. The authoring model emphasises reusability, tailorability and use of environment features in a uniform way. We have shown the validity of our approach by constructing a variety of application types.
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Bates, J., Bacon, J. Supporting interactive presentation for distributed multimedia applications. Multimed Tools Appl 1, 47–78 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01261225
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