This submission will outline and analyze the various multimedia for interaction types and their main uses or applications. Multimedia interactions are short, flash-based productions that combine graphics, text, audio, and video. Multimedia for interactions in instructional content helps learners explore deeper levels of detail at their own pace by engaging with three or more colorful segments. Interactive media in instruction is a method of communication in which the program's outputs depend on the instructional designer's (ID) inputs, and the ID's inputs, in turn, affect the program's outputs. Multimedia interaction refers to the various ways in which humans process and share information or how they communicate with one another. Interactive media permits people to connect with others, whether that's organizations or people, by making them active participants in the media content they consume through sound, video, graphics, and text. There are multiple types of multimedia for interaction such as 3D models, guided images, tabs exploration, labelled graphics, and timeline activities 3D Models 3D models are more engaging and effective than the traditional 2D images. 3D images give learners a more realistic approach to their learners. Hoban (1937) mentioned that the value of visual aids is a function of their degree of reality. A 3D interactive model is closer to reality for learners as learners can tilt the model and visualize it from all angles. You can click on the 3D model below of the tectonic plate movements. The user can see all angles of the model and can gets to understand how plate tectonic movements occur, and not just a still picture. The 3D model below can run like a video in auto-play mode. Divergent Convergent Guided images Transform Guided images give users an easy way to: Inspect the features an object, machine, room layout, medical scenario, or anything with intricate details Identify the parts of a photo or graphic View the parts of a photo or graphic Click here to explore this sample at full size Below is a grid of guided images showing Zambia’s former presidents. If this image is designed as being guided and interactive, it means that each time a user clicks on any image, the image will display background information of the person selected. Guided images inspect the features of an object, room layout, machine or anything with intricate details. https://jeremiah-munakabayo.medium.com/zambias-best-president-16c8c51cf302 Tabs exploration Tabs explorations help users: Compare differences among several items Study the members of a group Examine a range of ideas, philosophies, or approaches Click here to explore this sample at full size Section Diagrams (circle or pyramid) let users: See related items in a circular or vertical hierarchy Interact with ideas or concepts in layers Peruse an approach or a philosophy via a graphic interface Labelled graphic The labelled graphic enables users to View relevant parts of an image Examine the details of a photo Probe the features of a software screen shot or any interface Process overviews help users: Discover the steps of a linear process View a collection of related items Analyze a workflow or procedure Timeline activity Timeline activity let users: Walk through a progression of period View a continuum of historical events Investigate the key dates or milestones in a schedule https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/interactive-media.asp
