IS THERE MULTIMEDIA DIDACTICS AT ALL?

Abstract

An essay on the development of the didactic multimedia from its conception to date.The very word ’multimedia’ is thoroughly intertwining with al facets of of our everyday lives. Its frequent appearance demands the exact definition of this phenomena. ’Multimedia’ is far more, than any single medium on its own, that is vying to be informative, and for purposes, by linking them together- these media system have been available in the past few decades. What new is in the multimedia, the prominence of the personal computer (PC), as the key in this driving force, pertaining to information storage on multiple forms of retrieval system, such as CD-ROM or on the computers's own internal hard drive. This multiple option of retrieval from interactive linkages is made possible by the core position of the computer. At the time, when the user of the multi media applications -including real time simulation and creation of virtual worlds- he may continuously interact. In the near future, the computer ostensibly will b more, than a symbol, a manipulator, but the possibility of of creating virtual worlds with its capabilities, where there is a multitude of information is readily available. This essay attempts to examine from the point of view of the creation of a curriculum, that transposes its advantages in the educational system in our learning institutions. The following questions are answered, with the help of the aforementioned researched literature.