2. Objectives
explore the principles of interactivity and rich
content in the context of Web 2.0 and the
participation of the user in the online experience
assess independently your own experience
along a range of online rich content on the
basis of the usability of the interface.
3. Majority of the existing websites on
the internet are interactive. The
content can be modified based on
the preference of the users. It allows
users to interact with the site even to
comment or create their own
account.
4. Types of Multimedia Content
Multimedia triggers the different senses to
function well through the us[e of different
multimedia contents like texts, music,
photos or images, interactive content,
animations, and videos.
5. Types of Multimedia Content
1. Videos – is a digital moving visual image
generated through video hosting sites (e.g.,
YouTube).
2. Sound, Music, or Audio – If you just want to
listen in the plain speech, you can always
record a sound through your gadget and share
it to the entire world. (e.g., WavePad)
6. Types of Multimedia Content
3. Online Games – Most of the developers of online
games has created “Browser-based Games” today
where you do not need to download and install in your
PC and it is playable online via browser (e.g., EverWing,
Word Blitz, Piano Music).
4. Online Tests – These are the online survey forms that
automatically tabulate and calculate the results when
it’s done (e.g., Online IQ, and Personality Test).
7. Types of Multimedia Content
5. Courseware – is an alternative tool to educate
learners through online coaching. (e.g., Moodle
Mobile).
6. Podcasts – A series of a digital audio files that is
available on the internet for downloading to
desktops or mobile devices. (e.g., TED Talks)
7. Vodcasts – A series of videos streamed online that
is available on the internet for downloading to
mobile devices. (e.g., YouTube series).
8. Uses of Multimedia in Different Fields
• Education – Multimedia plays a vital role on the
learning process of the learners. Multimedia content
improves the learning process and motivate the students
to interact well in the class.
• Entertainment – The special effects and animations
that are being applied in all modern movies are the
products of multimedia content. For that reason, there
have been a drastic evolution on the world of online
games, majority of the online games today that are
highly interactive.
9. Uses of Multimedia in Different Fields
• Business – Many businesses integrate media
content on their advertisement as their
marketing strategy to attract prospect clients or
consumers.
• Medicine – The field of medicine integrates
multimedia content to analyze further their field
of study and to train future doctors and
practitioners easily through visual presentation.
10. Uses of Multimedia in Different Fields
• Mathematics and Scientific Research – When we
heard Mathematics and Scientific research, we
imagine that all the problems and issues related to
them are very difficult to analyze, understand, and
solve. However, with the help of the videos, models,
and courseware, we can easily understand the
methods used to solve complex problems.
• Government – Multimedia is very useful in all
government agencies around the world. They use
multimedia to deliver information, procedures, and
regulations from one place to another.