Exploring the World

of Multimedia
Chapter 1

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Medium means of conveying information

Media Plural form for medium
Text consist of written words, numbers,
and symbols
Internet One of the places where
multimedia is frequently used.
Hypermedia linking images, text, and
sound and can easily switch from one
medium to another and change screen
position within a program

Definition of Terms
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Text
Sound
Video
Animation
Graphics

Kinds of media
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Multimedia is the integration of text, still

and moving images, and sound by means
of computer technology.

What is multimedia?
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Words in Multimedia
Words can be:
Written
Spoken
Sung

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Images in Multimedia
Images can
be:

Drawings
Charts
Diagrams
Paintings
Photographs
Buttons
Animation or
video

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Sound in Multimedia
Sound, also called
audio, can be:
Voice-over or
narration
Sound effects
Music

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Video in Multimedia
Video can be:
Live
Recorded

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What are the types of multimedia

productions?

Presentations
Tutorials
Games
Simulations
Web pages

Multimedia Productions
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Presentations are sequences of slides, also

called pages or screens, that usually
incorporate text, sound, graphics, and
animation.

What are presentations?

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Used by:
Businesses to present information
Teachers or students in classrooms

Presentations
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Tutorials are computer-based instructions

that teach skills or procedures.

What are tutorials?

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Tutorials
Can be used by:
Businesses to
train their
employees
Schools and
colleges to teach
or review subject
matter

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Simulations are computer-based models of

real-life situations.

What are simulations?

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Simulations
Can be used for:
Training
Entertaining
Informing

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Games
Can be used for:
Entertaining
Training

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Web Pages
Can be used for:

Entertainment
Information
Training
Reference
Research

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Graphics

drawing painting photography digital

photography

Audio

speech music recording sound and music

broadcasting

Movies and Television

film video digital video

The Development of Multimedia

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Computer Technology
Computers have
become smaller,
cheaper, and more
powerful.
Desktop computers
Laptop computers
Personal digital
assistants (PDAs)

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Multimedia has become a valuable resource

for education, business, and leisure and
recreation.

The Value of Multimedia in Society

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Education

To learn in new and stimulating ways

Business

To share resources, deliver information, train

employees, and advertise goods and services

Leisure and Recreation

To play video games, surf the Internet, and

plan leisure time

Uses of Multimedia
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History of Multimedia
2. On your group, research the powerful
impact the multimedia has had on
Business. Create an outline for the
presentation. Create charts or graph
showing how business has become more
and more dependent on technology.
Add these and other visual materials to
the presentaion outline.
1.

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3. Make an audio visual presentation to your class

that present your research about the impact of
multimedia on business. Write a short audio
script for the narration and use the visuals you
created above as you produce your multimedia
presentation.
4. Find two (2) media rich websites about
thesame subject. Analyze each site uses its
visual and audio elements and then describe
which site use more effective and why?

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