ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MULTIMEDIA

Advantages of Multimedia

Increases learning effectiveness: Multimedia uses images, audio, animations and other media which
stimulates the brain and increases learning. Both attention and retention of student increases. Students
can identify and solve various problems effectively using multimedia

More appealing over traditional: Multimedia content is more appealing, more attractive and able to
engage more people (Audience or Reader). People prefer multimedia compared to traditional media as
it contains rich information.

Improves personal Communication: Multimedia improves interpersonal communication. Multimedia

increases communication efficiency, effectiveness and potential to communicate message or
information.

Reduces training costs: Multimedia reduces the time it takes to learn and thereby it reduces cost.
Multimedia can reduce the cost of training department in various ways.

Easy to use: Multimedia is making easier the things let they can easy understand. Content is easy to
draft using different types of multimedia.

Provides high Quality of Presentations: Multimedia contains interactive videos, audio and other visual
content which increases the quality of presentation. Students expect multimedia presentation while
learning.

User Friendly: Multimedia improves user interface and it is easy to use. Information in text, image or
audio form can be possible to promote information.

Give information Cost: Multimedia gives an opportunity to influence the presentation by adding
information.
Give information to individual: Multimedia uses combination of different content and gives rich
information to users. It uses infographic or audio and video to give detail information to individual.

Multi Sensorial: Multimedia is a multiple sensorial media, it makes to inclusion of layered sensory
stimulation possible and interaction through various kinds of sensory channels.

Integrated and Interactive: Multimedia is easy to integrate and makes it interactive.

Entertaining and Educational: Multimedia is not only used just for advertisement but also useful for
education is schools as well as for entertainment.

Creativity: Multimedia creativity is very easy and effective if all kinds of media are integrated with each
other.

Cost Effective: Multimedia is cost effective in online teaching, it reduces cost of training and other extra
expenses.

Wide variety of Support: Through multimedia channels wide variety of support is available.

Trendy: Modern design and multiple media helps to create trendy multimedia presentations.

Disadvantages of Multimedia

Misuse of Multimedia: It becomes difficult for teachers to monitor students, some students may play
games or surfing web pages and may not focus on their studies
Lost in cyberspace: People may waste their time on surfing unnecessary information on internet and
may not focus on important issues.

Non Interactive: Multimedia may be less interactive. Teachers teaching students may be more
interactive compared to videos or internet teaching students

Text intensive content: Lot of information is available on internet so it takes time find out the
information which is needed.

Time consuming: Effective multimedia content takes time while creation.

Too unrealistic: Large files such as audio or video effects , the time multimedia takes to load your
presentation.