Multimedia

Multimedia is any form of media that uses two or more forms of delivery, such as video, sound, text, and interactivity (Vaughan). Today, as computer speeds and storage amounts have increased, multimedia has become common in everyday life. (Multimedia Definition)

History of Multimedia
It all started in 1966 when Bob Goldstein used the word "multimedia" to describe the opening of his "LightWorks at L'Oursin" show. Since then, the word has taken on many different meanings, but by 1993 the word took on the meaning it has today. The German Language Society even awarded the word 'Word of the Year' in 1995.(Wikipedia)

Before the term was even created, multimedia existed in the form of movies, plays and concerts. Multimedia can be used to describe almost anything humans have created.

Multimedia Today
Today, multimedia can be used to describe much of the internet (Wikipedia). There are many different forms of multimedia can take. An iPod, for example, is a form of multimedia, because one can have music, video, pictures, and games all on the same media device. Power Point Presentations are a form of multimedia, because one can make multiple images and text form one full presentation. Books may even be described as multimedia if they contain pictures or are interactive in any way, such as decision books that allow the reader to choose between two or more choices at any point in the book.

Multimedia on the Internet
There are many forms of multimedia all over the internet. There are blogs which combine pictures and text to form an argument or report the news. There are sites like YouTube.com that combines video and audio to provide entertainment, and there are links that provide a visual and interactive way of navigating the Internet.

Multimedia and Entertainment
Multimedia is used heavily in the entertainment industry for anything from video games to movies.