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Hypermedia is a term created by Ted Nelson, and used in his 1965 article Complex information processing: a file structure for the complex, the changing and the indeterminate. It is used as a logical extension of the term hypertext, in which graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks intertwine to create a generally non-linear medium of information. This contrasts with the broader term multimedia, which may be used to describe non-interactive linear presentations as well as hypermedia. Hypermedia should not be confused with hypergraphics or super-writing which is not a related subject.

The World Wide Web is a classic example of hypermedia, whereas a non-interactive cinema presentation is an example of standard multimedia due to the absence of hyperlinks.

The first hypermedia system was the Aspen Movie Map, while the first truly universal hypermedia was Hypercard. Most modern hypermedia is delivered via electronic pages from a variety of systems. Audio hypermedia is emerging with voice command devices and voice browsing.

[edit] Software

• Programming Tool
• Multimedia Developing Tool (creates stand-alone applications)
  • Authorware
  • Director
  • Hypercard
  • Flash
• Page Layout Tools (with hypermedia capabilities)
  • Presentation Programs
  • Quark Immedia
  • Adobe Acrobat
    • Adobe InDesign (hyperlinks published in Acrobat PDFs)
  • Hyper Publish
  • HTML Editor (hyperlinks published in web browsers)
• Business and Database Software (with limited media playing, scripting and hyperlinking built in)
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Visual FoxPro
  • FileMaker Developer
• CD/DVD authoring tools (hyperlinks on DVD players)
  • DVD Studio Pro (including URL web links)