Information can be presented in various forms—text, graphics, animation, audio, and video. This course deals with the design of software and protocols for presenting data through multiple media. Topics include: multimedia data representations for audio, graphics and video; communication and retrieval protocols; architectures and APIs; basic game design; issues in developing software for mobile devices. This is a project-oriented course and will involve a number of programming assignments. Knowledge of Java programming is an essential prerequisite for this course.

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