Dea Computrix - another deity for the Roman Pantheon? Journeys in the Roman Empire CD-Rom

Abstract

This article outlines a personal view on the content and production of a CD-Rom on the Roman world produced by The British Museum, Channel 4, Verulamium Museum and Braunarts: Journeys in the Roman Empire. I discuss some of the benefits of and problems with multimedia production and outline feedback from various evaluation projects of the CD-Rom. I also briefly discuss the future of CD-Roms in the face of a rapidly expanding internet with reference to other multimedia projects at The British Museum.

Keywords

• archaeology
• education
• digital resources
• CD-Rom
• Roman Empire
• British Museum