Vector graphics for web lectures: Experiences with Adobe Flash 9 and SVG

Interactive Technology and Smart Education

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 182-191

  Ketterl, Markus ^a   Mertens, Robert ^b   Vornberger, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER IAIS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Graphical user interfaces; Lectures; Multimedia; Presentation graphics; Teaching aids; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992990102     PISSN: 17415659     EISSN: 17588510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17415650880001103     Document Type: Article

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