Introduction to Multimedia and Its History

Introduction to Multimedia

• Multimedia combines text, graphics, audio, video, and animation using computer or electronic devices.
• Multimedia can be interactive, linear, or hypermedia
• Interactive allows user control over delivery of multimedia elements
• Linear multimedia does not allow for user control
• Hypermedia provides a structure for linked elements the user can navigate
• Multimedia developers use authoring tools to put multimedia elements together

History of Multimedia

• The newspaper was the first mass communication medium using text, graphics and images
• The earliest conceptions of motion pictures date back to 1830
• Thomas Alva Edison invented the motion picture camera in 1887
• Guglielmo Marconi sent the first wireless transmission in Italy in 1895
• Marconi detected radio waves transmitted across the Atlantic in 1901, receiving a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909
• Silent feature films appeared between 1910 and 1927
• The silent film era ended in 1927 with the release of The Jazz Singer
• Television established video as a commonly available medium in mass communication during the 20th Century

Utilization of Multimedia

• In business: Presentations, Trainings, Marketing, Advertising, Simulations, Databases, SMS, Network, etc.
• In schools: eLearning, Tele-learning, Video Tutorials, Audio Books, Interactive Tools, CMS, etc.

Online Tools to Produce Video Content

• Facebook Live: live-streaming to engage viewers in real-time
• YouTube Editor: video editor allowing editing and publishing to YouTube
• Adobe Spark: create visual stories, combine video clips, photos, and icons into engaging videos
• Magisto: professional video creation with easy-to-use editing and customization
• Loopster: online video editor with features for cropping, splicing, rotating, zooming, and adding sound effects
• Wideo: create animated videos using drag and drop elements and images, overlay music and titles
• Periscope: Twitter app for live streaming and interacting with viewers
• WeVideo: cloud-based video editing platform for all skill levels, allowing for professional-style videos, podcasts
• StoriesAds.com: creates vertical video content for Instagram
• Animoto: platform for creating videos and slideshows with three storytelling products, including a marketing video builder and a slideshow builder

Online Games

• Online games are video games played primarily through the internet or another computer network
• Examples include: Dota 2, League of Legends, MU Online, Mobile Legends

Online Test or E-assessment

• Uses information technology for assessment in various forms including educational, health, and psychological assessment
• Examples include: Quipper, Genyo, Edmodo, Google Classroom

Online Courseware

• Educational material intended for teachers and trainers or tutorials for students, packaged for use with computers

Web-, Game-, Pod-, and Vod-Casting

• Webcast: media file distributed over the internet using streaming media technology
• Game Cast: functionality hook for future availability; sends play-by-play data to web server
• Vodcast: program or element of a program stored on servers and can be downloaded at any time

Benefits of Vodcasting

• Video content on demand
• Easier and cheaper than TV production
• Allows for convergence of skills and delivery
• Flexible mass distribution
• Little to no cost for creators and consumers

This quiz covers the fundamentals of multimedia, including its components like text, graphics, audio, video, and animation. Additionally, it delves into the historical milestones that shaped multimedia, from the advent of motion pictures to the evolution of communication mediums. Test your knowledge on how multimedia integrates technology and creativity.