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video game
electronic game with user interface and visual feedback
DVD
DVD (digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kind of digital data and has been widely used to store video programs (watched using DVD players), software and other computer files. DVDs offer significantly higher storage capacity than compact discs (CD) while having the same dimensions. A standard single-layer DVD can store up to 4.7 GB of data, a dual-layer DVD up to 8.5 GB. Dual-layer, double-sided DVDs can store up to a maximum o
streaming media
continuous multimedia operated and presented to users by a provider
VHS
Information Age
historical period
digital divide
inequality of access to information and communication technologies
digital data
discrete, discontinuous representations of information or works, as contrasted with continuous, or analog signals which behave in a continuous manner, or represent information using a continuous function
new media
forms of media native to computers, computational, relying on computers for redistribution; e.g. telephones, computers, virtual worlds, website games, human-computer interface, computer animation, interactive computer installations
web series
video serial broadcast on the Internet
digital media
any media encoded in machine-readable formats
downloadable content
additional content created for a released software that users can download
user-generated content
online content created by users
digital journalism
an occupation for journalists publishing content digitally
technological convergence
tendency for technologies that were originally largely unrelated to unify as they develop
digital video recorder
electronic device that records video in a digital format to an electronic storage medium
digital signage
computer screen or electronic light panel used as signage with dynamically changing content
Universal Plug and Play
set of networking protocols
electronic game
game that employs electronics to create an interactive system with which a player can play
content creation
activity of the contribution of information to any media
digital cinema
use of digital technology to distribute or project motion pictures as opposed to the historical use of reels of motion picture film
creative work
artistic creation
digital history
academic discipline that studies the relationship between history, historiography and digital media
digital citizen
person using IT to engage in society, politics, and government
digital anthropology
subdiscipline of anthropology
variable-message sign
electronic traffic sign with changeable messages
digital cinematography
digital image capture for film
digital asset
anything that exists only in digital form and comes with a distinct usage right or distinct permission for use
news ticker
electronic strip of alphanumeric information describing news events, sports scores, business and civic closings, or weather and health warnings
Prix Ars Electronica
one of the most important yearly prizes in the field of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music
Digital Cinema Package
collection of digital files used to store and convey digital cinema audio, image, and data streams
Open Sound Control
content format for messaging among computers, sound synthesizers, and other multimedia devices
M-DISC
M-DISC (Millennial Disc) is a write-once optical disc technology introduced in 2009 by Millenniata, Inc. and available as DVD and Blu-ray discs.
digital content
content that exists in the form of digital data
Digital Intermediate
motion picture finishing process
MADI
thumb|MADI interface-box (RME MADIface) equipping both optical and coaxial interfaces, each can handle 64ch digital audio per link.
Serial Copy Management System
copy protection scheme
Open Rights Group
UK digital rights advocacy group
digital inclusion
accessibility of digital technologies, skills, and communication to individuals and communities
Virtual advertising
use of digital technology to insert virtual advertising content into a live or pre-recorded television show
web science
scientific discipline
digital sociology
branch of the discipline of sociology concerned with the part of social world that utilize digital media
Digital Cinema Initiatives
limited liability company
born-digital
The term born-digital refers to materials that originate in a digital form. This is in contrast to digital reformatting, through which analog materials become digital, as in the case of files created by scanning physical paper records. It is most often used in relation to digital libraries and the issues that go along with said organizations, such as digital preservation and intellectual property. However, as technologies have advanced and spread, the concept of being born-digital has also been discussed in relation to personal consumer-based sectors, with the rise of e-books and evolving digi
digital heritage
digital media in the service of preserving cultural or natural heritage
BroadbandTV Corp
Canadian media and technology company
Webedia
Webedia S.A. is a company specializing in online media, a subsidiary of the Fimalac group based in Levallois-Perret, France.
content creator
occupation involving creating online media content
democratization of technology
global increase in access to technology resources and their openness to communicate, learn and collaborate
digital good
type of goods
C.O.R.E.
company
Digital convergence
TV-Anytime
TV-Anytime is a set of specifications for the controlled delivery of multimedia content to a user's local storage. It seeks to exploit the evolution in convenient, high capacity storage of digital information to provide consumers with a highly personalized TV experience. Users will have access to content from a wide variety of sources, tailored to their needs and personal preferences. TV-Anytime specifications are specified by the TV-Anytime Forum.
locative media
media of communication functionally bound to a location
The Dodo
media group and website
Open Media Framework Interchange
file format
Robert Abel and Associates
film production company
Higher Federal Graphical Institute of Education and Research
vocational school for professions in the field of graphics and media in Vienna, Austria
digital creator
person who creates digital content on various subjects
online exhibition
exhibition whose venue is cyberspace
Cultural technology
South Korean marketing system