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'''The Multimedia Factory'' was the first multimedia company in Cyprus launched in 1992. | '''The Multimedia Factory'' was the first multimedia company in Cyprus launched in 1992. | ||
It was founded as a subsidiary of [[MIDnTED Ltd.]] with [[Yiannis Laouris]], [[George Vakanas]] and [[Maria Symeonides]] also as shareholders. TMF was serving also [[CYBER KIDS]] as a technology group working with kids ages 8-12 to develop their projects into final commercial products. | It was founded as a subsidiary of [[MIDnTED Ltd.]] with [[Yiannis Laouris]], [[George Vakanas]] and [[Maria Symeonides]] also as shareholders. TMF was serving also [[CYBER KIDS]] as a technology group working with kids ages 8-12 to develop their projects into final commercial products. [[Dinos Georgiades]] and [[Stelios Stylianou]] have contributed with many ideas and products: Dinos supported [[CYBER KIDS]] students to develop professional versions of their projects and sell them through the factory. Stelios, together with George, led the development of multimedia information kiosks placed at airports, museums and ports to inform people about the Cyprus problem and the Turkish occupation. | ||
==Pioneer in professional Multimedia== | ==Pioneer in professional Multimedia== | ||
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==The Founders== | ==The Founders== | ||
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File: YiannisLaouris_CYBERKIDS.GIF |[[Yiannis Laouris]] | File: YiannisLaouris_CYBERKIDS.GIF |[[Yiannis Laouris]] | ||
File: MariaSymeonides_CYBERKIDS.png |[[Maria Symeonides]] | File: MariaSymeonides_CYBERKIDS.png |[[Maria Symeonides]] | ||
File: GeorgeVakanas_CYBERKIDS.GIF|[[George Vakanas]] | File: GeorgeVakanas_CYBERKIDS.GIF|[[George Vakanas]] | ||
File: Dinos_Georgiades.png|[[Dinos Georgiades]] | |||
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== The Multimedia Factory in the Media== | == The Multimedia Factory in the Media== | ||
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==Related Publications== | ==Related Publications== | ||
* Stylianou S., Laouris, Y, & El-Haddad, C. (1993). Multimedia, A new tool to help the dyslexic. First Science and Innovation Fair. Cyprus. | * Stylianou S., Laouris, Y, & El-Haddad, C. (1993). Multimedia, A new tool to help the dyslexic. First Science and Innovation Fair. Cyprus. | ||
* Vakanas, G., Laouris, Y., Symeonidou, M., Loizou, E., Stylianou, S., Kouppe, P., and Georgiades, D. (1994). Mythology as a rich and meaningful context for integrated learning of literacy, numeracy and scientific inference: New possibilities. In J. Wright & D. Benzie (Eds.), Exploring a New Partnership: Children, Teachers and Technology, Proceedings of the IFIP TC3/WG3. 5 International Working Conference on Exploring a New Partnership: Children, Teachers and Technology, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 26 June - 1 July, 1994. IFIP Transactions A-58 Elsevier 1994, pp. 173-179. | |||
* Laouris, Y. (1995). Towards a new Logo based on principles of object oriented and parallel processing. Educational Conference at Intercollege. Cyprus. | * Laouris, Y. (1995). Towards a new Logo based on principles of object oriented and parallel processing. Educational Conference at Intercollege. Cyprus. | ||
* Laouris, Y., & Loizou, E. (1995). Principles of friendly screen design and its psycho emotional influences. Educational Conference at Intercollege. Cyprus. | * Laouris, Y., & Loizou, E. (1995). Principles of friendly screen design and its psycho emotional influences. Educational Conference at Intercollege. Cyprus. | ||
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* Laouris, Y., & El-Haddad, C. (1997). The use of electronic story boards in the assessment of retention and learning attributes. 2nd Congress of the Cyprus Society of Psychiatrists, Cyprus. | * Laouris, Y., & El-Haddad, C. (1997). The use of electronic story boards in the assessment of retention and learning attributes. 2nd Congress of the Cyprus Society of Psychiatrists, Cyprus. | ||
* Laouris, Y., & Makris, P (1997). A new computerized approach in the study of dyslexia using simple geometrical drawings on the computer. 2nd Congress of the Cyprus Society of Psychiatrists, Cyprus. | * Laouris, Y., & Makris, P (1997). A new computerized approach in the study of dyslexia using simple geometrical drawings on the computer. 2nd Congress of the Cyprus Society of Psychiatrists, Cyprus. | ||
* | * Laouris, Y., (1997). Introducing children in OOP concepts using an interactive video game simulation. IEE CONF ABSTRACTS 1997 (Cyprus) Proc., p. 00. | ||
* Laouris, Y., Minaidou, D., & El-Haddad, C. (1997). Computer interface for studying letter, word and pattern recognition strategies when interacting with computer screens. IEE CONF ABSTRACTS 1997 (Cyprus) Proc., p. 00. | |||
* Laouris, Y, & Symeonides, M. (1997). Thumbnail representations in modern operating systems and other computer environments: Their effect on human machine interactions. IEE CONF ABSTRACTS 1997 (Cyprus) Proc., p. 00. | |||
[[Category:Affiliated Business Projects]] | [[Category:Affiliated Business Projects]] | ||
[[Category:High-tech Companies]] | |||
