Multimedia & Web Design 3.01 Terms

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Authoring program that uses a movie
metaphor with the user as the "director" of the movie. It has
a scripting language called Lingo which has made it a
popular choice for creating CD-ROMs and standalone kiosks
and web content. It supports both 2D and 3D multimedia
projects

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An animation program for developing 2-D
animations delivered on the Web

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Distribution achieved by arranging
non-identical elements on both sides of an imaginary center
line on the screen

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Programs used to create multimedia
presentations, such as simulations and tutorials; most have
some point-and-click features, but may require some
knowledge of programming language concepts; i.e.,
Microsoft Visual Basic, Macromedia Director

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Is the distribution of optical weight in the layout

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An effect applied to text that makes it appear on
a slide in increments of one letter, word or section at a time;
keeps the audience’s attention and does not allow the
audience to read or see past what the speaker is explaining.

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Copyright ensures that the author’s rights of
images and sounds used in multimedia products are
protected and acknowledged. Copyrighted material cannot
be used without the owner’s permission.

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Fair use allows others to use copyright material
without infringing on the rights of the owner. Beware that
these are only guidelines and do not protect the user from
lawsuits!

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-hot spots” or “jumps” to locate another file or
page; represented by a graphic or colored and underlined
text.

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Is the ability of the user to interact with an
application.

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Is the design that users encounter as they
navigate from one screen to another; provides consistency
throughout a title

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Is how the various elements relate to one
another on the same screen

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Author of the presentation controls the
flow of information in the application

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Are a list of options (text or images) that link to other
parts of the presentation

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Different types of media including text, video,
sound, graphics and animations

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A computer based, interactive
experience that incorporates text, graphics, sound, video,
and virtual reality.

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Allow the user to interact with a
multimedia presentation. Allow the end user to navigate
between slides, additional elements (i.e. Word and Excel
documents), audio, video clips, and other interactive parts of
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A design that has elements arranged on the
screen without regard to the optical weight of elements.

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Allows the user to interact with a
presentation and control how the information will be viewed;
allows the user to be active rather than passive during the
delivery of the information

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A point slightly above and to the center of the
mathematical center of the screen

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The ability of an element such as a graphic,
text, headline, or subheading to attract the user’s eye.
Players Are programs that allow users to run multimedia
applications on their computers.

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Languages used to create
applications and, in multimedia, to produce sophisticated
features such as creating animations and searching
databases

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Function performed as the mouse pointer rolls over
and points to an object

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Is program code for a specific task such as a rollover.

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Programming languages used to
create scripts.

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Programming languages used to
create scripts.

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scheme — takes the user through a
controlled, linear process.

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Program that allows an Internet user to play
applications created with Macromedia Director.

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The visual effect of a slide as it moves on
and off the screen during a slide show.

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Distribution achieved by arranging
elements as horizontal or vertical mirrored images on both
sides of an imaginary center line of a screen

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A multimedia authoring software program

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How a presentation will be offered to the user; that
is, the look and feel of the presentation.

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