Elementary Statistics and Computer Application

 

 

Introduction to Multimedia

Multimedia = Multi + media
Multi = many

• Media = medium or means by which information is stored, transmitted, presented or perceived.
• By simple definition: Multimedia can be any combination of text, graphics, sound, animation and video, to effectively communicate ideas to users
Types of Multimedia Presentation
1.Linear Multimedia

• Users have little control over the presentation, just sit back and watches the presentation
• The presentation normally plays from the start to end or even loops continually to present the information.
• A movie is a common type of linear multimedia
2.Interactive Multimedia

• Users dictate the flow of delivery, to control the what and when.
• Users have the ability to move around or follow different path through the information presentation.
• Advantage: complex domain of information can be presented.
• Disadvantage: users might lost in the massive “information highway”.
• Useful for: information archive (encyclopedia), education, training and entertainment.