Multimedia

1. Difinition Of Multimedia

Multimedia is simply multiple forms of media integrated together. Media can be text, graphics, audio, animation, video, data, etc.

Besides multiple types of media being integrated with one another, multimedia can also stand for interactive types of media such as video games, CD ROMs that teach a foreign language, or an information Kiosk at a subway terminal. Other terms that are sometimes used for multimedia include hypermedia and rich media.

The term Multimedia is said to date back to 1965 and was used to describe a show by the Exploding Plastic Inevitable. The show included a performance that integrated music, cinema, special lighting, and human performance. Today, the word multimedia is used quite frequently for DVDs, CD ROMs, a magazine that includes text and pictures, etc.

2.Multimedia Applications

Multimedia has become a huge force in industry, education and entertainment…

• Industry application:

Advertiring is one of the biggest industries that use multimedia to send their message to the masses, using multimedia techniques can significantly make an item being advertised better received by the masses and in many cases with greater results.

• Education application:

Multimedia can use for education because teachers can let students understand concepts and information better by using pictures, movies, and text.

• Entertainment Applications:

Television, magazines, web pages, movies… are Entertainment Applications

3.BENIFICIAL OF MULTIMEDIA

It greatly enhances the interaction between user and machine and can make information more interesting and appealing to people

Most interactive multimedia applications allow you to move through materials at your own pace.

As you progress through application or complete tasks, you receive feedback in the form of a sound, points or other response

Multimedia applications also tend to engage and challenge students, thus encouraging them to think creatively and independently

(Example: industry,educaton, entertainment)

Why is multimedia beneficial in education?
Multimedia is very beneficial because there are so many different things included in the category of multimedia, such as pictures, video, text, etc. Also there are so many different ways one can use for education because teachers can let students understand concepts and information better by using pictures, movies, and text.