WEEK 5

• Multimedia Authoring - is the process of creating interactive presentations, e-learning courses, simulations, and other projects that combine various media elements.
• Benefits of multimedia authoring -

  1. Enhanced Learning
  2. Increased engagement
  3. Acessibility
  4. Versatility
• features of multimedia authoring tools:

  1. Timeline editing - A timeline editor allows users to sequence the various elements of their multimedia project
  2. Interactivity - s allow users to create interactive elements.
  3. Asset management - typically include asset libraries that contain images, audio clips, video clips,etc.
  4. Publishing - Multimedia authoring tools allow users to publish their projects in a variety of formats
• Multimedia Authoring Paradigms - is the methodology by which the authoring system accomplishes its task.
• Scripting Language - the Scripting paradigm is the authoring method closest in form to traditional programming.
• Iconic/Flow Control - This tends to be the speediest (in development time) authoring style.
• Frame - is similar to the Iconic/Flow Control paradigm in that it usually incorporates an icon palette
• Card/Scripting - The Card/Scripting paradigm provides a great deal of power.
• Cast/Score/Scripting - uses a music score as its primary authoring metaphor
• Hierarchical Object - The Hierarchical Object paradigm uses a object metaphor (like OOP)
• Hypermedia Linkage - The Hypermedia Linkage paradigm is similar to the Frame paradigm in that it shows conceptual links between elements; however, it lacks the Frame paradigm's visual linkage metaphor.