My understanding about Multimedia

Everyone uses multimedia in their daily lives, and multimedia is extremely important in our lives. Electronic devices, multimedia, and computers are all essential components of our daily lives. The Internet, in particular, is becoming increasingly important for everyone because it is one of the most innovative and forward-thinking media for our future.

In my understanding multimedia is the combination of one or more media such as text, graphics, drawings, images, audio, video, and animations. It makes the content more entertaining and presentable, so the readers will enjoy reading, for instance, the website, the presentation, or the blog. Multimedia is the presentation of text, graphics, video, animation, and audio in a unified manner using computers. Traditional mass media, on the other hand, often comprises discrete print, video, or audio items such as newspapers, television, or radio. Multimedia is most popular on the internet and frequently welcomes user engagement, whereas mass media is supplied over analog means and offers relatively little potential for consumer contact.

Furthermore, I believe that multimedia has modernized society and made our lives easier. Imagine what it could provide to society because it combines a variety of media such as text, graphics, drawings, images, audio, video, and animations.

Types of Multimedia

a) Text and Graphics - Slideshow, Presentation, Diagrams, Infographics

example: Slideshow (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jgwr9Ufa4f4pmPz-vcIBVv01nsRjxnoO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112601271765030694167&rtpof=true&sd=true)

b) Audio - Music Stations, Radio Stations

example: Music Stations (https://mor.abs-cbn.com/)

c) Video - Film, Movies, Video Clips, TV Shows

example: Movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYWo6FoVacY)

d) Animations – hand-drawn, 2D, 3D, Motion Graphics, Stop Motion

example: 2D (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.quora.com%2FWhy-was-Warner-Bros-%25E2%2580%2599-live-action-animated-film-Looney-Tunes-Back-In-Action-poorly-marketed-unlike-Space-Jam&psig=AOvVaw0dl_8I7_ftcBZmg10Mu4R3&ust=1651219966296000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCIicqPmntvcCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD)

e) Games – Online games, Offline games,

Example: Online games (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F3662893%2Fcall-duty-online-beta%2F&psig=AOvVaw1yHcAk3Yy7aQljTYmSIenr&ust=1651220082025000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCJC2n7WotvcCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD)

f) Websites - Webinars and Online meetings, Moodle activities, Blogs, Interactive contents

Example: Blog (https://angelynconda.wixsite.com/stemagoogolplex)

These types of multimedia helps to entertain people or it could be use in businesess, homes, school, and public places.

How do I use Multimedia?

The most commonly use of multimedia are in education and business. Teachers in education use multimedia elements to effectively deliver lessons to students with varying learning styles. Because any given student population may include auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners, a teacher's curriculum should include multimedia elements that address all of these learning styles. It is also used in homes and public places. In our home, we can use multimedia, for instance, watching television movies, video clips, and TV shows. The kids can play online games on their gadgets like cellphones, computers, and laptops. Also, the grandparents that most want to listen to the radio can listen to their favorite radio station. The use of it in public places, which include hotels, train stations, shopping malls, museums, libraries, and grocery stores, is widespread. We create multimedia for public spaces so that people can access it around the clock, seven days a week. Wireless devices, such as cell phones and personal digital assistants, receive this information. People can conduct online research at any time because wireless is available anywhere and at any time. People will find it easier because they will not have to return home because they can do so online. This can both save time and enrich one's life.

What do I think the significance of using Multimedia?

Multimedia is one of the most powerful influences in today's society, especially in the new digital age. We use various forms of media on a daily basis. Many people use multimedia in their daily lives, whether for work or for pleasure. Today, the internet is the most widely used form of multimedia, not only for social media and research, but also for commercial purposes. Many people regard multimedia as the norm, and it has become a way of life for them. It is significant in every aspect of life, in education, homes, business, and public places. The use of multimedia in education has caused major changes. It has made education more appealing and effective than it has ever been before. Information, still and moving images, sound pronunciations of words, and other educational content are now presented to students in an understandable and appealing manner through multimedia. Using various multimedia software, it is now possible to learn while staying at home.

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