網際網路(Internet) 和全球資訊網(World Wild Web, 簡稱WWW)可說是二十世紀末最熱門且影響最深遠的資訊技術。由於網際網路的蓬勃發展與迅速成長,及其無遠弗界的特性,再加上網路技術的推波助瀾,造就了網際網路成為現代最大的資訊傳播網及行銷媒體。在可以預見的將來網路空間(Cyberspace) 勢必發展成為二十一世紀最大的商場。 在資訊變化如此迅速的時代,資訊的要求已經不能只滿足於訊息的傳遞,更要提供高附加價值的娛樂內容,才能為大眾所注意而進一步接受,網路多媒體動畫正是扮演著如此高複合性的新興媒體形式,因新型態的視覺設計勢必要投入更多的深入探究與分析,方能將新興的形式更趨於完整。 本研究將針對網路多媒體動畫進行全面性的研究,藉由文獻的論述探討及動畫製作技術的深入分析,加上實際進行動畫專案的執行來實踐本研究之論述。
Internet and WWW are the most popular information technology in the late 20th century. As the rapid growth and wide spreading in itself, along with new technology, Internet has become the most powerful communicating web and marketing media. It is predicted that Cyberspace is the biggest market place in the 21st century. What we want from information is no longer the transmission of message only. It is the high entertaining context that would be accepted. Hypermedia animation is just the new type of amusement, which is in need of further research and analysis for its visual design. This research focuses on the Hypermedia animation on Internet, analyzing the former research and production of animation. And real practicing of a project is also included.