Rich-Media Technologies and Their Using in Crisis Management Communication

Abstract

Rich-media describe a broad range of digital interactive media that is increasingly used in the Internet and also for the support of synchronous and asynchronous communication. Communication has become an increasingly critical role in the crisis management. EduArt programming system is the new revolutionary product determined for realization of recordings and asynchronous communications based on the rich-media technologies. That software can be operated at any workstation, notebook, netbook, mobile device, etc. with the particular supported operating system and can be used at all the phases of the crisis management for providing timely and accurate information to the public and the support for asynchronous communication. The system surpasses significantly similar commercial solutions mainly in terms of its mobility, simple operation and no requirements for a specialized and costly hardware. EduArt system was developed in the frame of the MERLINGO (MEdia-rich Repository of LearnING Objects) project activities.