Networked Living

Synopsis

This DVD-ROM contains software and resources relating to the Communication & Identity, Entertainment & Information, and Health, Transport & Government blocks of the Open University Networked Living course.

Warriors of the Net - a light-hearted animated film which shows how the internet works.

Colour Demonstrator Software - This software demonstrates some features of the way computers display colours, and some of the features of the way we perceive colour.

MPEG Motion Compensation This animation shows how MPEG video coding predicts movement in order to reduce the amount of data which needs to be shared or transmitted.

Computers and Animation - Six sections of the Computers and Animation movie. These illustrate how Computer Imagery (CGI) software is used to create visual sets, objects and actors, and how it is used to animate them, and to combine them with actual movie sequences

Decision Trees - This interactive animation explains how a decision tree can be constructed and used to assist a decision making process, using probabilities to express the likely outcomes.

Global Positioning System - This animation explains how three dimensional triangulation is used to identify the location of a Global Positioning System receiver on the Earth’s surface.

Queue Simulation - This simulation allows you to identify the main features and behaviour of a queuing system, using a model of a basic petrol station.

Identification and Verification - This animation reviews the idea of identification and introduces the concept of verification.

Series

Networked Living, Course T175

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2007

Year of production

2006

Notes

Some of the software on this DVD requires Macromedia Flash plug-in

Subjects

Information technology; Technology

Keywords

colour; computer animation; decision analysis; identification procedures; Internet; Global positioning systems (GPS); digital technology; video encoding

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

DVD-ROM

Price

£39.99

Availability

Sale

Year

2007

Production Company

Name

Open University

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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