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Hypermedia, an extension of hypertext, is a nonlinear medium of information that includes graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks. This designation contrasts with the broader term multimedia , which may include non-interactive linear presentations as well as hypermedia.
Adaptive hypermedia is used in educational hypermedia, [2] [3] [4] on-line information and help systems, as well as institutional information systems. [5] Adaptive educational hypermedia tailors what the learner sees to that learner's goals, abilities, needs, interests, and knowledge of the subject, by providing hyperlinks that are most relevant to the user in an effort to shape the user's ...
Its hypertext is situated along a linear axis. With a straight path from beginning to end, it is fairly easy for the reader to follow. An example of an axial hypertext fiction is The Virtual Disappearance of Miriam. Arborescent hypertext fiction is more complex than the axial form. Its hypertext has a branching structure which resembles a tree ...
Theodor Holm Nelson (born June 17, 1937) is an American pioneer of information technology, philosopher, and sociologist.He coined the terms hypertext and hypermedia in 1963 [1] and published them in 1965. [2]
The early 1980s also saw a number of experimental hypertext and hypermedia programs, many of whose features and terminology were later integrated into the Web. Guide was the first significant hypertext system for personal computers. In 1983, a hypermedia authoring tool, Tutor-Tech, designed for the Apple II, was produced for educators.
This article presents a timeline of hypertext technology, including "hypermedia" and related human–computer interaction projects and developments from 1945 on. The term hypertext is credited to the author and philosopher Ted Nelson.
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To avoid having two identical acronyms (OLTS), the Off-Line Text System was abbreviated FLTS and the On-Line Text System was abbreviated NLTS. As the system evolved to support more than just text, the "T" was dropped, and the interactive version became known as NLS. [4] Robert Taylor, who had a background in psychology, provided support from NASA.