When did Multimedia start?

When did Multimedia start?

The term "multimedia" was first used in 1965 to describe a performance that combined music, lights, cinema, and performance art. In the history of multimedia development, technological advances have expanded the definition, and people have argued about how exactly the term should be used.

What are multimedia authoring tools?

Multimedia Authoring Tools are also known as Author ware. It is a program that helps the author [user/programmer] write hyper text (or) multimedia application. Authoring tools usually enable a user to create a final application merely linking together.

What is non linear multimedia?

Linear active content progresses often without any navigational control for the viewer such as a cinema presentation; Non-linear uses interactivity to control progress as with a video game or self-paced computer-based training. Hypermedia is an example of non-linear content.

What is the relation between multimedia hypertext and hypermedia?

The main difference lies in the way they are implemented. Hypertext is used to represent multimedia content in electronic text format whereas hypermedia combines both hypertext and multimedia to provide access to a wealth of information usually in a non-linear sequence.

What is meant by the terms multimedia and hypermedia distinguish between these two concepts?

Multimedia also refers to computer media. Multimedia basically implies that there is less interaction between the user and the multimedia program or presentation. On the other hand, the term hypermedia is a term which is used as a logical extension of the word hypertext.