Everything is created to be communicated! Advances in digital technology have transformed the way we live and learn and, in particular, how we communicate.

One of the major areas of development is digital multimedia which combines two or more media types such as text, graphics and video, and allows us to present information in ways that have a major impact on the audience. Multimedia is widely used throughout the world in business, education, industry and leisure.

You will already have gained experience of some of the ICT tools and techniques needed to develop a multimedia product. In this unit you will increase your understanding of the features and possibilities of these and other tools so that you can combine them to produce well-designed multimedia products that communicate your ideas effectively.

Your work for this unit will culminate in the design, development and testing of an interactive multimedia product for a specified target audience.

You will establish the functional requirements of the product at the outset and carry out formative evaluation and testing throughout its development. You will learn the importance of seeking and making use of feedback from others to help you in your work.

The summative evaluation of your work for this unit will include a selfassessment of your current skill level and an indication of what else you need to know or be able to do in order to further enhance your ability to produce interactive multimedia products.

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