by Larry Lemm
January 2000

Thin Streaming

Thin streaming is a term that applies to streaming that doesn't attempt to provide full motion video. It can be a slideshow of pictures, interactive Shockwave animations

, or even 3D virtual worlds written in VRML (Virtual Reality Markup Language).

Creating Thin Streaming Content

Slideshows

Thin Streaming Examples

Slideshows

• Mardi Gras 1997
• Jackie Chan Live 1-5-97
• Greenpeace Ozone Action Slideshow
• Greenpeace PacBell Protest Slideshow
• Branson Reynold's Photography
• Jerry Garcia Memorial Slideshow
• University of Memphis
• String Cheese Incident's Music Slideshow

Shockwave Animations

• Macromedia Shockzone
• Bullseye Art
• The Ultralounge
• The Simpsons
• HerringArt Multimedia Design
• Kids-Space's Hop Pop Town

VRMLs

• Virtual Mars Pathfinder
• Silicon Graphics VRML Gallery
• 3D Star Wars objects
• Community Place 3D world with Avatars
• Microsoft's VRML Gallery
• Construct-VRML Designers

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