Multimedia and Interactivity Quiz

Multimedia and Interactivity

• Multimedia is classified by how users interact with it, categorized as linear or non-linear.
• Linear multimedia delivers information sequentially; the user passively views the content. Examples include movie presentations, books, magazines, and encyclopedias.
• Non-linear multimedia presents information non-sequentially, requiring user participation; the user controls access and content. Interactive multimedia is a type, where users engage and interact with the content. Examples include interactive websites, computer and mobile apps, digital presentations, and games.
• Web 2.0 is the second generation of the web; enabling user interaction and content creation. Its interactive features allow users to generate content and interact. Darcy Dinucci coined the term in 1999.
• Web 1.0 was the first generation of the world wide web. It primarily consisted of information delivered from a server to a user on a static web page.

Features of Web 2.0

• User participation: Users generate content and interact with each other. Examples include blogs, social bookmarking sites, and social networking sites.
• Rich user experience: Websites use rich content to enhance user experience and promote interactivity.
• Folksonomy: Users classify links, images, videos, etc., using hashtags.
• Software as a service (SaaS): Software is utilized through the web without installation for free or subscription.

Features of Web 3.0

• Semantic Web: Computers interpret different kinds of information for more personalized user experiences.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI): Web 3.0 uses AI tools like digital assistants to provide user recommendations, and assist with tasks.

Multimedia and ICTs

• Multimedia combines various elements (text, graphics, video, etc.) to deliver information through electronic devices (computers, internet, etc.).
• Multimedia is derived from 'multi' (many) and 'media' (means of communication).

Advantages of Multimedia

• Interactive and engaging
• Rich content delivering information
• Easy access to various apps and web platforms
• Provides immersive experiences

Disadvantages of Multimedia

• Information overload if not utilized properly
• Time-consuming to create
• Some apps and web platforms can be non-intuitive and expensive

Types of Web 2.0 Tools

• Text-based: Allows users to participate in discussions, collaborate on documents, create posts and comments using platforms like Quora, Reddit, and Google Docs.
• Image-based: Creation and sharing of images; collaborative whiteboards, mind maps, or word clouds (e.g., Flickr, Instagram, Miro).
• Audio-based: Creation and sharing of audio content (e.g., Spotify, SoundCloud).
• Video-based: Enables creation and editing of video content (e.g., YouTube, WeVideo).
• Multimodal: Creation of presentations, digital bulletin boards, task lists (e.g., Blendspace, Google Slides...).
• Website creation tools: Easy website creation (e.g., Wix, Weebly, WordPress).
• Social networking services: Sharing of images, links, videos, and other content with users (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter...).

Types of Multimedia

• Linear Multimedia: Presents information sequentially, without user control (e.g., books, movies).
• Non-linear Multimedia: Information is presented non-sequentially; users interact and control the progress (e.g., hypermedia content, websites).
• Online Multimedia: Accessible using the Internet.
• Offline Multimedia: Accessible without the Internet (using storage devices).

Uses of Multimedia

• Education (Eduttainment combining education and entertainment): To engage learners while they are unaware they are learning, in product promotion, customer information, and employee communication.
• Business communication
• Entertainment: Creation of computer games, animation, and special effects used in film.
• Public access for information: Accessibility of information to the public through multimedia applications.
• Virtual Reality: Advanced use of multimedia in virtual reality to create immersive simulated digital environments.

Digital Citizenship in the Philippines

• Digital Citizen: Individual using information and communication technology (ICT) through knowledge and skills.
• This includes access, commerce, communication, literacy, etiquette.
• It covers aspects of law, rights, responsibilities, health, wellness, security, and safety in relation to the use of digital services and platforms.
• Important areas of focus for digital citizenship.

The Power of Social Media

• Social Media: Interactive websites allowing content creation and virtual network building.
• Social media provides avenues for different purposes: history recording, global connectivity, entertainment, productivity, education, and inspiration.

Web Design and Development

• User Experience: Positive and negative feedback from product or system usage; measuring overall satisfaction using factors like intuitive design, ease of learning, efficiency, and subjective satisfaction.
• Usabilty: Factors that concern the ease-of-use and intuitiveness of the design are known as usability factors, used in assessing design elements like colors, images, navigation, grids, rich multimedia tools, and F-pattern designs.
• Web Development: Building the website's functionality with programming languages like CSS or Javascript. Rich multimedia elements are important for content like text, graphics, video, audio, and interactives; with design principles like purpose, communication, and typefaces helping convey the message.