ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MULTIMEDIA

ADVANTAGES OF MULTIMEDIA

1. Unlocks creativity
The usage of multimedia has been known to unlock people’s creative potential. Novice multimedia specialists take inspiration from their experienced peers to create their projects, and this gives them enough experience to later create their own distinctive work.

2. Better education
Multimedia has made education accessible for everyone, including the physically handicapped, and also made learning more fun and engaging.

Children Using Khan Academy

3. Cost-effective equipment

Working in multimedia is cheaper than traditional forms of media like hand-produced or printed material.

4. Widely supported
Multiple video, audio and image formats are supported across multiple platforms and devices, like the JPEG image, MP4 video and MP3 audio formats.

DISADVANTAGES OF MULTIMEDIA

1. Inaccessible in rural areas
Multimedia devices need electricity and infrastructure to operate, which may be unavailable in some rural and remote areas.2. Addictive and distracting Multimedia is known to be addictive, and distract people from their work. Recently, video game addiction has been declared as a mental health condition.

3. Expensive production costsProduction of multimedia is more costly than others because it is made up of more than one medium. Production of multimedia requires an electronic device, which may be relatively expensive. Multimedia requires electricity to run, which adds to the cost of its use. 

4.Difficult to break into the industry
Making a living as a multimedia professional needs time, dedication and consistent practice to break into an industry that is already highly competitive.

5. Fragile equipment
The expensive equipment used in multimedia projects is very fragile and needs to be handled with care.