Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
&
Mul$media
System
What
is
Mul$media?
Mul$-
means
many;
much;
mul$ple
Medium
means:
An
intervening
substance
through
which
something
is
transmiAed
or
carried
on
A
means
of
mass
communica$on
such
as
newspaper,
magazine,
or
television
What
is
Mul$media?
Mul$media
is
the
presenta$on
of
a
computer
applica$on
incorpora$ng
media
elements
In
general,
mul$media
includes
a
combina$on
of
text,
audio,
s$ll
images,
anima$on,
video,
and
interac$ve
content.
Con4nuous
or
$me-based
Discrete
or
space-based
Origin
Captured
from
real
world
Synthesized
by
computer
Characteris$cs
of
Mul$media
1. They
must
be
computer-controlled.
User
is
able
to
view,
hear,
and
see
using
a
Mul$media
PC
System.
2.
They
are
integrated.
At
least
one
discrete
and
one
con$nuous
media
combined
for
informa$on
presenta$on
and
sharing.
Intui4ve
Interface
- Allows
user
to
determine
func$ons
of
an
applica$on
by
their
own
intui$on
Immersive Experience
Categories
of
Mul$media
Mul$media
Applica$ons
Linear
Non-linear
What is Hypermedia?
What
is
Hypermedia?
Hypertext
-
meant
to
be
read
nonlinearly,
by
following
links
that
point
to
other
parts
of
the
document,
or
to
other
documents
Hypermedia
-
not
constrained
to
be
text-
based,
can
include
other
media,
e.g.,
graphics,
images,
and
especially
the
con$nuous
media
sound
and
video
Applica$ons/Products
of
Mul$media
Mul$media
nds
its
applica$on
in
various
areas
Home
Business
Government
Educa$on
Broadcas$ng
&
Entertainment
Research
&
Development
Health
Public
Places
Business
Interactive Multimedia Merchandising
Online-shopping
Kiosks
Virtual
shopping
/
home
shopping
Desktop Videoconferencing
Due
to
the
high
cost
of
transporta$on
and
the
large
amount
of
employee
$me
spent
traveling
to
mee$ngs,
videoconferencing
is
on
the
rise.
con$nued
Multimedia Travel Systems
These
systems
enable
the
travel
agents
to
show
their
customers
about
where
they
will
travel,
what
will
be
their
accommoda$on
like,
and
what
they
will
be
able
to
do
at
their
des$na$ons.
Real Estate
Mul$media
systems
enable
buyers
to
visit
hundreds
of
proper$es
virtually,
view
on
screen
photos
of
homes,
inspect
oor
plans,
see
street
maps,
and
study
neighborhood
demographics.
con$nued
Corporate Training
Many
corpora$ons
have
used
mul$media
to
reduce
training
cost
and
improve
employee
produc$vity.
Government
Public Service Kiosks
Mul$media
kiosks
convey
public
service
informa$on
such
as
jobs
and
employment
opportuni$es.
City-info
kiosks
oer
to
ci$zens
and
travelers
the
ability
to
nd
informa$on
on
addresses,
points
of
interest,
shops,
restaurants,
public
transporta$on,
hours
of
opening,
guided
tours,
city
transport
info.
con$nued
Politics
Mul$media
in
general
and
internet
in
par$cular
are
playing
a
big
role
in
poli$cs
and
virtual
campaigning
where
every
poli$cal
candidate
contes$ng
in
an
elec$on
has
a
web
site.
Consumer Information
Mul$media
based
CD-ROMs
are
available
which
contains
government
informa$on
on
a
wide
variety
of
topics:
government
forms,
list
of
government
oces
in
each
state,
tax
prepara$on
etc.
Educa$on
con$nued
3D or animated movies
con$nued
Virtual
Reality
Virtual
Reality
refers
to
the
use
of
a
computer
to
immerse
the
user
into
a
simulated
experience
that
it
seems
real.
Virtual
reality
systems
oOen
use
special
hardware
to
enhance
the
experience,
including
visual
displays.
Cyber Sports
Medicine
Virtual Surgery
con$nued
Video Conferencing and Image Retrieval