de Mey, VickiBreiteneder, ChristianDami, LaurentGibbs, Simon and Tsichritzis, Dennis2014-10-212014-10-2119921467-8659https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8659.1130009Multimedia applications can be seen as sets of autonomous parts, independent yet capable of working together. This assumption allows for the construction of multimedia applications in a"connectionist" fashion. In this paper we describe mechanisms for the visual composition of multimedia applications. These mechanisms allow for quick and flexible application construction by direct manipulation with reference to multiple composition models. An object-oriented framework for multimedia systems will be introduced throughout the paper.10.1111/1467-8659.11300099-22