Immersive Multimedia

-http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_immersive_multimedia

These terms refer to computer-generated simulation of reality with physical, spatial and
visual dimensions. This interactive technology is used by architects, science and
engineering researchers, and the arts, entertainment and video games industry.

Virtual reality systems can simulate everything from a walk-through of a building prior to
construction to simulations of aircraft flight and three dimensional computer games.

Immersive technologies and virtual reality are powerful and compelling computer
applications by which humans can interface and interact with computer generated
environments in a way that mimics real life sense engagement.

Although mostly known for its application in the entertainment industry the real promise
lies in such fields as medicine, science, engineering, oil exploration, data visualization
and the military to name just a few.

As 3D and immersive technology becomes more integrated and available for a wide
range of applications. It l requires well-designed user interfaces and innovative content
for the next generation of computer games and integrated technology like mobile devices,
distributed web systems and desktop applications.
OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM
Open Source operating system, any other software is a software where the source code is
available (under a copyright license) to the public, which enables them to use, modify /
enhance the software, and redistribute the modified (or unmodified) form of the software

Linux is the best example of Open Source OS.

OpenSolaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, GNU etc are Open Source OS's

Source(s):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_…

EXAMPLES OF OPEN SOURCE OPERATING SYSTEM

The development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of free and open
source software collaboration; typically all the underlying source code can be used, freely
modified, and redistributed, both commercially and non-commercially, by anyone under
licenses such as the GNU General Public License. Typically Linux is packaged in a
format known as a Linux distribution for desktop and server use. Linux distributions
include the Linux kernel and all of the supporting software required to run a complete
system, such as utilities and libraries, the X Window System, the GNOME and KDE
desktop environments, and the Apache HTTP Server. Commonly used applications with
desktop Linux systems include the Mozilla Firefox web-browser, the OpenOffice.org
office application suite and the GIMP image editor.

The name "Linux" comes from the Linux kernel, originally written in 1991 by Linus
Torvalds. The main supporting user space system tools and libraries from the GNU
Project (announced in 1983 by Richard Stallman) are the basis for the Free Software
Foundation's preferred name GNU/Linux.[15][16]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux

OpenSolaris is a descendent of the UNIX System V Release 4 (SVR4) codebase

developed by Sun and AT&T in the late 1980s. It is the only version of System V
available as open source. OpenSolaris is developed as a combination of several software
consolidations which were open sourced subsequent to Solaris 10. It includes a variety of
free software, including popular desktop and server software.[6][7] Sun has announced that
future versions of its commercial Solaris operating system will be based on the
OpenSolaris project.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSolaris
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

Free and open source software (F/OSS, FOSS) or free/libre/open source software
(FLOSS) is software that is liberally licensed to grant the right of users to use, study,
change, and improve its design through the availability of its source code. This approach
has gained both momentum and acceptance as the potential benefits have been
increasingly recognized by both individuals and corporate players.[1][2]

In the context of free and open source software, free refers to the freedom to copy and re-
use the software, rather than to the price of the software. The Free Software Foundation,
an organization that advocates the free software model, suggests that, to understand the
concept, one should "think of free as in free speech, not as in free beer".[3]

Free and open source software is an inclusive term which covers both free software and
open source software which, despite describing similar development models, have
differing cultures and philosophies.[4] Free software focuses on the philosophical
freedoms it gives to users while open source focuses on the perceived strengths of its
peer-to-peer development model.[5] FOSS is a term that can be used without particular
bias towards either political approach.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source_software

EXAMPLES OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

OpenOffice.org originated as StarOffice, an office suite developed by StarDivision and

acquired by Sun Microsystems in August 1999. The source code of the suite was released
in July 2000 with the aim of reducing the dominant market share of Microsoft Office by
providing a free and open alternative; later versions of StarOffice are based upon
OpenOffice.org with additional proprietary components.[7] The OpenOffice.org project is
primarily sponsored by Oracle Corporation (having acquired Sun Microsystems). Other
major corporate contributors include Novell, Red Hat, IBM, Google and others.[1][2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org

PHP was originally created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1995[1][2] and has been in continuous
development ever since. The main implementation of PHP is now produced by the PHP
Group and serves as the de facto standard for PHP as there is no formal specification.[3]
PHP is free software released under the PHP License.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP