Types of Multimedia

Multimedia games and simulations

      Information is presented to the audience by imitating a real life information source into its digital environment equivalent.

Multimedia Presentation

     The information is navigated in a sequence of slideshows and uses an application player.

Multimedia Navigation

      This type of multimedia uses different graphical elements and is linked to different pages.

Applications of Embedded Multimedia

Advertisement
           
           Different forms of advertisement use multimedia formats. One of the newest forms of advertisement is the one placed on public websites.

Entertainment

          This is considered as one of the most popular among multimedia applications.

Education

          Multimedia is now used as an unconventional method of teaching and learning.

Industrial

          Multimedia incorporate and industrial fields play a major role in different aspects of the industry from management to sales.

Advantage and Disadvantages of Non-linear

Non-Linear Advantages:

• The person is in control and may use the multimedia according to his preferences and needs.

Disadvantages:

• Requires a level of computer literacy from the user
• May be unorganized if not used well.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Linear

Linear Multimedia 

Advantages:

• Audience gets to focus and concentrate on a specific topic.
• There is logical order in the presentation. Organized
• Presenter controls the flow of the presentation
• Effective when we need our audience to absorb the information well

Disadvantages:

• Minimal interactivity, or none at all
• Audience has no say on the topic they want to dwell into.

Categories of Multimedia

Linear Multimedia is a type of a multimedia that is designed to be presented in a sequential manner. It has a distinct beginning and end. It goes on a logical flow from a starting point to a conclusion. It is usually intended for display purposes with not much interaction or distraction from the audience.

Non-Linear is a non-linear type of multimedia as it is interactive and allows the user/player to have an input. Skyrim has different types of multimedia embedded into it. For example, Skyrim will have; audio, video, animation, text, interactivity and image multimedia inside of it.