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Common types are video clips,

Module 6: Multimedia and ICT audio clips, and audio-visual slideshows.

• Multimedia Navigation - This type of

❖ EMBEDDED MULTIMEDIA
multimedia uses different graphical
- Multimedia is defined as the
elements and is linked to different
mixture of different content forms
pages. Also, different web elements
such as texts, music, photos or
such as buttons and text links are
images, interactive content,
incorporated.
animations or videos
- Multimedia is also referred to as
❖ APPLICATIONS OF EMBEDDED
rich content because of its
MULTIMEDIA
abundance of variation in
presenting information.
• Advertisement – one of the newest
- It is able to stimulate the different
forms of advertisement are the one
senses because you are able to
placed on public web sites. Companies
see, hear, listen and interact with
pay web hosts in exchange for placing
it.
ads of their products on their web sites.
- User experience is used to
evaluate the effectiveness of a
• Entertainment – movies are now
product to consumers.
edited and incorporated with
animations and special effects, video
❖ CATEGORIES OF MULTIMEDIA
games mimic real-life graphics and
effects, music contents use multimedia
• Linear – the flow of the content is
for enhancement.
predetermined by the creator. The
simulation of the multimedia is
• Education – Multimedia is now used
straightforward, similar to a video clip.
as an unconventional method of
teaching and learning. Electronic books
• Nonlinear – uses navigation
and interactive books are some of the
components to provide the users
highlights of multimedia in education.
freedom to move around the
Computer-based learning makes use of
application and seek the information
multimedia to enhance user experience
they want.
and help learners visualize lessons.
❖ TYPES OF MULTIMEDIA • Industrial – Multimedia in corporate
and industrial fields play a major role in
• Multimedia Games and Simulations - different aspects of the industry from
Information is presented to the management to sales. The most popular
audience by imitating a real-life industry nowadays probably is the
information source into its digital creative industry, which depends
environment equivalent. Then the users greatly on the creation of multimedia
can freely explore the environment to for arts, entertainment and infographics.
search for the information they need.

• Multimedia Presentation - The

information is navigated in a sequence
of slideshows and uses an application
 INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA

❖ ONLINE PARTICIPATION
- Some web sites depend on the
users for the content of the web
site and to continue the
operation.
- These became later known as
blogs and forum web sites.

❖ VIDEO ON DEMAND (VOD)

- are systems that enables users to
select video and audio content
when they want it.
- This system uses database of
videos and audio accessed on
request by the user.

❖ ONLINE COURSEWARE AND TUTORIALS

- Open Courseware (OCW) refers
to lecture videos that are
published by universities on the
web.
- It aims to educate people online
on different subjects and
disciplines.