In InfoWeave, we seek to incorporate the best features of text, audio-visual, and hypermedia presentations in a visual environment for the creation and dissemination of digital educational material. Our main objective is to create an end-to-end architecture for supporting next-generation distributed multimedia applications.

InfoWeave's initial design is based on these concepts:

• The use of searchable, indexed video as the primary medium for delivering education;
• The ability to cross-reference and switch between different presentation media (e.g., audio, video, text, etc.);
• A model for organizing information at various levels of detail; and
• The use of collaborative learning tools for enhancing distance learning and self-paced education.

InfoWeave integrates and builds upon a large body of research on hypermedia authoring systems, distance education systems, digital library projects, network protocols, techniques for streaming video, and multimedia file system design techniques.