246 Chapter 12 Professional Issues in Multimedia Development
This chapter considers the meaning of professional responsibility and explores some of
its implications for multimedia development. Multimedia applications are often, perhaps
usually, designed and developed with little attention to issues of professional respon-
sibility. As in other areas of life, multimedia development often follows well-traveled
paths with relatively clear goals and expectations; and most of the time those habitual
practices themselves suggest the right thing to do. But a little reflection suggests that
the success of a multimedia project hinges nearly as much on the professionalism of
those involved as it does on the technical skills they bring ...