Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

6 results found in Multimedia.

Digital Storytelling (Multimedia Storytelling, Personal Digital Narrative)
The use of digital media — including photographs, video clips, audio recordings, and text — to create and share personal narratives. In the context of accessibility and AAC, digital storytelling offer…
Digital Television (DTV, Digital TV, iTV, Interactive Television)
Television broadcasting and receiving technology that uses digital signals rather than analogue, enabling additional features such as interactive services, electronic programme guides, on-demand conte…
Frame Rate (Frames Per Second, FPS, Frame Frequency)
Frame rate is the number of still images (frames) displayed or captured per second in a video stream, usually measured in frames per second (fps). Common values include 24 fps (cinema), 30 fps (US bro…
Hyperstory (Interactive Story, Branching Narrative, Hypertext Story)
A hyperstory is an interactive, non-linear narrative structure in which users make choices that influence the direction and outcome of the story. Adapted from hypertext concepts, hyperstories combine …
Key-Frame Animation (Keyframe Animation, Keyframing)
Key-frame animation is a technique in computer graphics where an animator defines specific poses or states (key frames) at particular points in time, and the computer automatically generates the inter…
Streaming Media (Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Media Streaming)
Streaming media is audio or video content delivered to a user in a continuous flow from a server, played back as it arrives rather than waiting for a complete download. Because streaming content produ…