Title: Object-Oriented Animation on the World Wide Web
Author: Patrick Cai and Azer Bestavros
Date: May 8, 1995

Abstract:
We propose that video/audio animation be considered as a first-class
object on the World Wide Web.  Animation is a very "bandwidth-efficient"
alternative to using video streams, especially for presentations
involving mathematical objects and interactions.  We present an
object-oriented model that supports drawing-based and frame-based
animation. Based on that model, we describe an extension of the HyperText
Markup Language to support these capabilities. BU-NCSA Mosanim, a
modified version of the NCSA Mosaic for X(v2.5), was developed and is
available for distribution via anonymous FTP to demonstrate the concepts
and potentials of animation in presentations and interactive game playing
over the web.