This volume investigates the state of multimedia technology and its integration with artistic expression at the turn of the millennium. The ACM Press staff compiles the research presented at the 2000 conference, providing a snapshot of the technical challenges and creative applications prevalent in the field during that period. The text serves as a record of the methodologies and theoretical frameworks that defined early 21st-century digital media research.

Experts and researchers utilize this volume as a historical reference for the development of multimedia standards and early digital art integration. The text is highly technical and serves primarily as an archival resource for those studying the evolution of computer science conferences.