Advantages and Disadvantages of Multimedia

ADVANTAGE:

According to research, benefit of multimedia learning includes ability of brains to make connections between verbal and visual representations of content, leading to deeper understanding, which in turn support the transfer of learning to other situations.

Improves over Traditional Audio-Video Presentations: Audiences are more attentive to Multimedia messages than traditional presentations done with slides or overhead transparencies.

The multimedia also has an animation, music, video and others. It’s a broad term for combining multiple media formats.

Slides, for example, are Multimedia as they combine text and images, and sometimes video and other types.

Educational multimedia applications are used in improving learning effectiveness. Multimedia learning environment involves numbers of elements as it enables learning process to take places. Audio allows students to use their imagination without being biased, as it will increase the learning outcome.

DISADVANTAGE:

There are some disadvantage of Multimedia. It leads to individualism. People spend too much time on internet and watching television. As a result, socialization with friends, family and neighbours is affected. 

Some media contents are not proper for children. Internet as form of media opens up possibilities of imposters, fraud and hacking. Media can be addictive, e.g. some television programs and internet. It can lead to decrease in people’s productivity.

Health problems. Prolonged watching of television can lead to eyesight problems and radio listening using earphones which lead to possible hearing defects.