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Combined Areas: - Educational games, Training simulations
Information
Multimedia is used to provide information in an interesting and interactive manner, using a variety
of media. Multimedia is widely used in information services, providing the viewer an effective
presentation of information. Typically the use of multimedia presentations to present information
allows the user to navigate simply through basic information.
Information on demand:An Information Kiosk can be used anywhere to provide information to users where no human
assistants can be available. For example at Tourist centres, like the powerhouse which has placed
computers with multimedia presentations at the entrance to the museum. Visors can use this
information to decide upon which displays they might like to view and how to get to the correct
area.
Some buildings in Sydneys CBD are utilising touch screen multimedia presentations in the foyer to
provide guests to the building a directory of companies in the building. These multimedia
presentations usually incorporate text, hypertext, icons, graphics and occasionally sound/video.
Business advertising and marketing can use a kiosk browser, that presents multimedia on certain
topics to, for instance to distribute samples of products to customers via free CDROMs.
Presentations can be quickly produced to give a lecture or seminar in an interesting manner. A
demonstration of a product could be made via a multimedia presentation.
Gambling, banking, and sales are all growth areas in using multimedia presentation to attract
more customers via a more user friendly, interactive presentation of the information.
Review these:The JFK CDROM
http://www.worldbookonline.com/
http://www.eb.com/
http://www.infokiosks.com.au/
It provides a cost effective mechanism to train staff, where they can run through work practice and
procedures at their own pace. There are many tutorials available with screen shots, picture, sound,
and video all combining to train people in all manner of tasks.
The benefits of multimedia education are: Consistency and adaptability
Self paced and self directed learning
Increases retention rates
Customisation of student programs
One on one tuition
Cost saving
Can be taught by an expert in that field e.g a specialist doctor in USA creating a
CDROM for university medical students in Sydney
Review:
http://www.adobe.com/misc/training.html
http://connwww.iu5.org/cvelem/tutorials/Wordcover.html
http://www.loretonh.nsw.edu.au/student_intranet/web_tutorials/Online_tutorial.htm
The term simulation means to create an experience that is like e real world experience. Such as
flying a plane etc.
Simulation is the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas.
Advanced computer programs can simulate weather conditions, chemical reactions, atomic
reactions, even biological processes. In theory, any phenomena that can be reduced to
mathematical data and equations can be simulated on a computer. In practice, however,
simulation is extremely difficult because most natural phenomena are subject to an almost infinite
number of influences. One of the tricks to developing useful simulations, therefore, is to determine
which are the most important factors.
In addition to imitating processes to see how they behave under different conditions, simulations
are also used to test new theories. After creating a theory of causal relationships, the theorist can
codify the relationships in the form of a computer program. If the program then behaves in the
same way as the real process, there is a good chance that the proposed relationships are correct.
http://simcity.ea.com/us/guide/
http://www.ottawakiosk.com/panos/virtual.html (Names itself an Information Kiosk and offers
virtual tours of Ottawa)
http://www.boeing.com/assocproducts/hms/ (How to train pilots)
http://www.cs.columbia.edu:80/graphics/projects/archAnatomy/architecturalAnatomy.html
http://digimuse.usc.edu/IAM.htm Virtual museum
http://www.paradigmsim.com/
Advances in Technology
Multimedia places huge demands on computer systems, to process, store, manipulate and display
text, graphics, sounds, animations and videos. There are always new technologies that will
increase the speed of the computer CPU (Central Processing Unit), Storage devices CDROM, DVD,
Transmission Media For the Internet Satellite, ADSL, Microwave, Cable Modems. All advances
will improve the quality of Multimedia Production, as well as their ease of access, increase
transmission speeds, and so increase demand for Multimedia Systems.
Advances in technology which are influencing multimedia development such as:
As the internet grows more and more demands are on new interactive technologies that require
more storage space. The larger the files the slower the download time. The demand for new
methods that are faster and offer better quality always grow. New Methods to increase speed at
the moment are:Satellite, Cable modem, ADSL lines, Microwave, ISDN lines
CD-ROM speed
The faster the CROM can display its data the better the interactive experience for the user. Currently a CD stores about 650
megabytes . CDROM technologies are always being sought to meet the demands OF FASTER ACCESS METHODS. No
one wants to wait for a video file to load up off a CDROM, or a new document to open, or a song to play. Every one wants it
now. Immediate gratification.
technology. DVD ROM can hold about 17 Gigabytes, while DVD- Video holds about 8.5 gigabytes
133minutes of a video.
Questions:*** Use your text and this article to answer the following
questions
1. What are the key characteristics of Information multimedia
presentations?
2. List two advantages of a kiosk browser.
3. Why would a multimedia presentation hold a students
attention for longer than a normal classroom?
4. What are the advantages of self paced learning?
5. Why are multimedia games so popular?
6. What are the effects of the demand of the entertainment
industry on the funding of development of technology?