2. Multimedia Overview IT 130 Web Graphics and Multimedia

3. Multimedia Overview Multimedia is defined as a computer- based, interactive experience that incorporates text, graphics, sound, animation, video, and virtual reality.

4. Multimedia Overview interactivity Fundamental feature of multimedia is interactivity Interactivity is the ability of the user to interact with an application Examples include keyboard and mouse input, mouse rollovers, voice activation, and touch screen.mouse rollovers

5. Multimedia Overview Multimedia Computer Playback System

6. Multimedia Overview Multimedia Applications Online college course web site that uses 3- D animation to explain how earthquakes occur E-commerce web site that shows video clip demos of its products (www.jaguar.com)www.jaguar.com Multimedia titles are specific products CD-ROM based games such as Flight Simulator

7. Multimedia on the Web Fastest-growing area for multimedia delivery is online Webcasts are events, such as rock concerts and baseball games, broadcast real time over the Webbaseball games Animations are useful for attracting attention Animations

8. Multimedia on the Web HTML – HyperText Markup Language Web standard No hardware standard exists Java programming language Used to product animations and database searches

9. Multimedia on the Web Javascript Scripting language for web browsers Flash/Shockwave Animation software Example

10. Multimedia Growth

12. Price reductions Hardware, CD-ROMs Technological developments in audio/video online delivery RealPlayer Marketing Advanced software drove hardware and vice versa

13. Multimedia Applications Educational Facilitate learning by using a variety of learning styles Self-paced Online courses rapidly growing part of higher education (www.kyvu.com)www.kyvu.com http://studios.adam.com/ www.knowledgenet.com

14. Multimedia Applications Entertainment Game developers were the pioneers Action or story-telling; physical or mental CD-ROMs and Online www.activeworlds.com

15. Multimedia Applications Business www.amazon.com www.money.com Corporate Training Multimedia applications are heavily utilized in this multibillion-dollar industry

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