Intro to MultimediaIntro to Multimedia

Unit 1

5 Elements of Multimedia

· A computer-based communication process that incorporates· Text· Graphics· Sound· Video· Animation

Text· A multimedia element consisting of

alphanumeric characters· Words

· Written, spoken, or sung· MM does not always include sound, but

generally written text

Graphics· Multimedia elements such as a

drawing, photo, or piece of clip art· Charts, diagrams, buttons, arrows, and

other visual elements that help users navigate their way through a multimedia production

· Animation· A simulation of movement or the perception of

motion created by the rapid display of a series of still images

Sounds· A multimedia element such as

narration (voice-over), music, or other sound clips· Audio

· Live or recorded sound

· Sound effects· Sounds that are added to a presentation

to emphasize information

· Music

Video· A series of framed images put together,

one after another, to simulate motion and interactivity· Live or recorded moving images

Activity

Find a Web site that incorporates the

multimedia elements discussed

Interactivity· The ability of the user to interact with

an application

· A feature of a multimedia project that allows the user to control some aspect of the presentation

Types of Multimedia Productions

· Also called presentations or applications· Teach, inform, train,

entertain, or report

· Presentations· Tutorials· Simulations· Games· Web Pages

Presentations· Sequences of slides, also called pages

or screens, that usually incorporate text, sound, graphics, and animations· Limited amounts of text· Often written as lists with bullets or

symbols in front of each point

Tutorial· Computer-based instruction that teach

skills or procedures

Simulations· Computer-based models of real-life

situations· Training· Entertaining· Informing

Games· Manipulate images on a monitor or

television screen· Gives the user choices because the

developer has designed the game to move the user in predetermine paths based on the design of the game

Web Pages· Can include any

type of multimedia applications and can be used for entertaining, informing, training, reference, and research

· Web pages use hypermedia, which allows users to skip between pages in any order they wish· Link images, text,

and sound

Web Pages· HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

· Coding language for Web documents· HTML allows Web page developers to

include hyperlinks· HTML tags to mark text

· Welcome! Would be <i>Welcome!</i>

Activity

When is multimedia also hypermedia?