Multimedia is the combination of two or media like text, graphic, audio, animation and video. The multimedia also must be combine with interactive and integration with computer device.
Media |
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Text |
The
basic component
Showing the information in type or text
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Graphics |
Showing
the information in picture or image
More meaning can be show using image or picture |
Audio |
The
information in audio or voice form.
More interactive |
Animation |
Showing
the information in moving picture.
Can describe the abstract concept Divided two part - 2D or 3D
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Video | Showing the information in real recording situation |
Interactive | Interrupt from user with the system. |
Interactive multimedia, the use of varied media in combination with computer technology. This marriage creates an especially effective method of presenting information. By using interactivity to involve the user, more knowledge is retained, far more than the rate for most other instructional methods.
Forms of interactive multimedia include Web sites, CD-ROMs, programs, presentations, tutorials, help sections, and even games. For our purposes, if you are writing material that will appear on a computer as text or as audio, this is the place. Many of the topics covered here also apply to mediums like television, film, or radio.