Literary Genre on Creative Multimedia Presentation

• Literary Genre


  The category or the style of writing
• Forms of communication


  • Text
  • Audio
  • Images
  • Animations
  • Video
• Multimedia


  A form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images, animations, or video into a single interactive presentation
• Multimedia formats


  • MPEG
  • MP4
• MPEG and MP4 are video formats
• Fable


  A short story that teaches moral lessons and general truth, involving animals, inanimate objects, or mythical creatures as characters, based on fantasy
• Parable


  A short story that teaches religious principles, moral lessons, and general truth, featuring humans as its characters, based on the real world
• Digital storytelling uses a combination of multimedia venues to tell a story
• The use of multimedia allows educational ideas and materials to be presented in a more artistic, inspired, and engaging way
• Multimedia components


  • Text
  • Graphics
  • Audio
  • Video
  • Animation
• Animation


  A form of art that has become interactive, allowing users to directly affect the outcome of animated components and events
• Flash


  The most common platform for animation, enhancing the interactivity of animation
• Text


  The original words and form of a written or printed work, which can make any application more user-friendly and increase interactivity
• Images


  Digital image files needed to create videos and animation, created by graphic designers using various software
• Audio formats


  WAV (Waveform Audio File Format), MP3 (lossy compressed format), AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, Apple's alternative to MP3)
• Characteristics of multimedia


  • Can be used in presentations to make them more fun and interesting
  • Has various viewing options such as a projector or a media player
  • Can be downloaded or played live
  • Can convey information more easily to the user
  • Improves the learning experience by combining various forms of media
• Benefits of using multimedia

  • Allows students to improve their knowledge and increase skills such as writing, researching, and reading
  • Improves a learner's overall academic performance
  • Supports self-directed learning, mostly used with older students who know how to manipulate many of the multimedia venues available
• Paulo Coelho


  • The pride of Brazil whose novel, The Alchemist became a worldwide phenomenon; one of the best-selling books in history with 190 million copies sold and translated into 80 languages
  • A musician and lyricist prior to pursuing a writing career as a novelist
  • Published 30 books, the majority of which are novels
  • Recipient of international awards, among these awards are: Spain's Elle- Best International Writer (2008), Denmark's Hans Christian Anderson Award (2007), Mexico's Las Pergolas Prize (2006), American Wilbur Award (2006)