The Future of Media Computing

In this chapter we investigate the underlying structural requirements for media-aware knowledge spaces. We discuss the merging of media generation and annotation to facilitate the use of media-based information for diverse purposes. In particular, we pay attention to the description of various tools in a distributed digital production environment supporting many distinct phases of media production. We then outline the accessibility of annotated media material for the purpose of discourse in encyclopaedic spaces. The examples throughout this chapter are taken from two domains: Media production with an emphasis on news and film production, and encyclopaedic spaces as provided by domains such as theory, history, and anthropology of film.