Multimedia and ICT

1. Multimedia and ICT

2. • There was a time that the Internet was not as fast as today’s Internet
that only text, images, and bits of sound are placed on most websites.
Today, however videos and music are now placed freely on most
website. If you visit CNN.com’s website today using the Internet of
the year 2000, your World Wide Web (WWW) would turn into a
different kind of WWW: world-wide-web. CNN now host videos
placed on their home page, which was unthinkable in the past
because of slow Internet speed. Videos way back then were never on
the home page and can be viewed “on-demand” or only when a user
clicks on it. The same goes for high quality images and background
music.

3. • Most websites you see today have embedded YouTube videos on
them. To remedy the problem that not everyone has fast Internet
connection, these YouTube videos can be set to be played “on-
demand” rather than having them played automatically.

4. Key Terms:
• Multimedia
• - Interactive means that the user or audience has control over the program or
presentation

5. Multimedia Contents
• 1. Videos. Through video hosting sites, you can take a video and show it to
the entire world (e.g., YouTube).
• 2. Sound, Music, or Audio. If videos are too much for you, you can always
record sounds. You can now share your sound bites to the entire world
(e.g., Soundcloud).
• 3. Online games. Game developers now create what is called “browser-
based games.” You do not need to install these games to your computer as
they run in most updated web browsers (AdventureQuest, Farmville,
Candy Crush)
• 4. Online tests. Online survey forms and tests that automatically display the
results when finished (Online IQ and Personality Tests).

6. • 5. Courseware. Online courses that simulate the classroom online
(e.g., E-learning Courses using a Learning Management System)
• 6. Podcasts. An episodic series of audio or text files streamed online
(e.g., Stuff You Should Know, TED Talks, The Starters, Ear Biscuits).
• 7. Vodcasts. An episodic series of video streamed online (e.g.,
YouTube series/shows like Video Game High School, Good Mythical
Morning)

7. Types of Viral Content
• 1. Articles and blogs
• 2. Interactive content
• 3. Video and audio
• 4. Info graphics

8. Why People share content?
• 1. It’s funny
• 2. Incredible unbelievable
• 3. Very emotional
• 4. Agrees with world views
• 5. Life questions
• 6. Non main stream
• 7. Makes you smile