Etech Flashcards
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-combination of text, animated graphics, video and sound delivered to you via electronic means. It is what appeals to users for entertainment, learning and research.
- Primary characteristics of a multimedia system is the use of more than one kind of medium to deliver content and functionality..
Multimedia
5 types of Multimedia
Text, images, Video, audio and animation
Content that express specific information
Text
make the content more visually appealing. Common image file formats used are JPEG, PNG, GIF, and TIFF. Image can also be interactive like buttons, navigation menus, and backgrounds
Images
Adds more attraction to users. Common digital video formats are Flash, MPEG, AVI, WMV, and QuickTime. Video can be embedded within the content or linked stored outside the content
Video
Aids interactions with the users, it can also be added as background. Common audio formats are MP3, WMA, Wave, MIDI, and RealAudio. Audio can be embedded or streamed.
Audio
Can include interactive effects which allow users interact with the use of mouse or keyboard. Common animation formats are FLV, SWF, and ActionScript codes for animated and interactive effects.
Animation
Hybrid Multimedia,Offline Multimedia,Non-Linear Multimedia,Online Multimedia, and Linear Multimedia is a types of?
Types of multimedia
Presents information and active content without any navigation control for viewer.
Examples: Reading a book, navigating a traditional map, a movie, PowerPoint Presentation
Linear Multimedia
It presents information requiring users interactivity to control progress. The users control delivery of elements.
Examples: Website, Video Streaming Sites/Apps such as Netflix, Online Games
Non-Linear Multimedia
Used in applications available with internet.
Online Multimedia
Application presented and used even without internet.
Offline Multimedia
Combines features of online and offline applications.
Hybrid Multimedia
Multimedia Content you can find on some website
VIDEOS, Sound, Music, or Audio, Online games, Online test, Vodcast, Podcast, Courseware
Through video hosting sites
Video
You can now share your sound bites to the entire world
Sound, Music, or Audio
Game developers now create “browser -based games”.
Online games
Online survey forms and tests that automatically display
Online test
Episodic series of audio or text files streamed online
Podcast
Online courses that stimulate the classroom online.
Courseware
Episodic series of videos streamed online.
Vodcast
USES OF MULTIMEDIA
PUBLIC ACCESS OF INFORMATION, ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS COMMUNICATION, EDUTAINMENT - (Education + Entertainment, and Virtual Reality
The goal of using the multimedia approach is to entertain the user while being unaware that he or she is actually learning in the process.
EDUTAINMENT - (Education + Entertainment
Product promotion, customer information, communication to employee. - Multimedia multiplies the degree of effectiveness in promoting a product.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION