The New Digital Revolution

THE NEW DIGITAL REVOLUTION

Welcome!


SYL Multimedia TechnologiesDaylight Foundation

COPINE, NITDAOthers

Who are we?


New Learning OrderSelf CertificationFree Education

Others

Philosophy?


Creating a feasible National e/m-learning infrastructure for 5,000,000 Nigerians by

2010

How?


•1,000 multimedia developers(250 already trained)

• Indigenous Mobile and Public learning Infrastructure

Prerequisites


•The multimedia Training•Partnership•Marketing•Just Visiting

Why are you here?


Recently, the knowledge industry has undergone a metamorphosis (transformation): Scholastic, Industrial, information, Communication

Why should you be here?


Qualify for School, Qualify to Graduate, Qualify to work, in short, Qualify to survive!

Scholastic


Work hard.Work very hard.Work very very hard.

Industrial


Work Smart.Ideas rule the worldBenchmarkingTrade SecretsMonopoly

Information


SpeedGlobalizationOpen sourceBreak from monopolyPackagingDelivery

Communication


This inevitable Paradigm shift has forced the need to acquire basic skills in:

• Financial Education• Digital Communication

Why should you be here?


Remains Key towards any modern career pursuit.Get it.

Financial Education?


Communication in the international arena is no longer simply about the flow of information, but the patterns of connectivity and interactivity.

Communication now essential for a free exchange of ideas and value (money).

Digital Communication?


InterestDetermination

Multimedia ‘workstation’Internet access

What do you need?


knowledge (already available) Skill (really left to you)

Solutions (real ones are very scarce)

Not Jobs (lots of them already)

What we don't offer


Exposure Discipline Guidance Forum

What we do offer


What is multimedia?Why multimedia?Who can learn?What do you need?

Now to Business!


Multimedia Technology, an aspect of Information and communications

Technology, is the use of texts, pictures, audio, videos and animations to deliver

facts, ideas beliefs and stories that when communicated; provide value to the

receiver, on computerized platforms.

What is Multimedia?


Our Observation: The easiest means for intending young entrepreneurs to

find leverage with the computer is via multimedia (e.g. 2D graphics, Web

design, Video editing etc) .

Why Multimedia?


ANYONE!EVERYONE!

Who can learn?


InterestDetermination

Multimedia ‘workstation’Internet access

What do you need?


RULE NUMBER 1:

NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU LEARN, YOU DON’T KNOW EVERY THING. ALWAYS STRIVE TO KNOW ENOUGH TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.

Multimedia Instinct


RULE NUMBER 2:

YOU DON’T START ANY PROJECT TILL YOU ARE THROUGH WITH IT. PLAN YOUR WORK WELL BEFORE EMBARKING ON IT.

Multimedia Instinct


RULE NUMBER 3:

YOUR GREATEST TOOL IS YOUR MIND, NOT THE SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE. ALWAYS USE WHAT YOU HAVE TO GET WHAT YOU WANT.

Multimedia Instinct


HOW DO I USE MULTIMEDIA SKILLS

WHERE DO I USE MULTIMEDIA SKILLS

Multimedia Domains


The Entertainment IndustryEdu-multimediaGeo-multimediaEco-multimedia

Thera-multimediaAgro-multimediaAdvo-multimedia

Others…

Multimedia Domains


Video, Audio crafting for TV, home movies, internet or mobile phones. May also include animations and special effects.

Easiest way up the ladderAlready Saturated

The Entertainment Industry


Edu-multimedia describes every effort, Labour, technique and creative skill geared toward structuring, delivering and packaging of content for education using Multimedia Technology. E.g Courseware development, e-learning portals etc.

Very fertile.

Edu-multimedia


Technological meeting point between Land or Landscape related Information Systems and Interactive/non interactive visualization e.g. Geographical Information System, Digital cartography etc.

Requires additional expertiseVery fertile

Geo-multimedia


Interactive Communication solutions and advocacy for financial processes and money related disciplines. E.g Interactive marketing solutions (Online Carts, Touch screen gateways), Interactive Automated Teller machines (ATM’s), Interactive corporate profiles etc.

Very fertile

Eco-multimedia


Promoting Healthcare by adopting modern digital communication opportunities e.g. Case modeled video documentaries, Web based health-care information delivery systems, interactive virtual consultants etc.

Very very fertile

Thera-multimedia


Scarcity of a commodity is usually related to scarcity of the right information about the commodity. Multimedia in agriculture promotes the development of people friendly information gateways on food processing, preservation and production e.g case modeled video documentaries.Very very fertile

Agro-multimedia


Seeing is believing they say.

The impact of carefully composed multimedia presentations for case delivery in courts and legal functions cannot be over emphasised.

Very fertile

Advo-multimedia


DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHYDIGITAL VIDEO EDITING (NON-LINEAR)DIGITAL SOUND AUTHORINGWEBSITE DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATIONINTERACTIVE MEDIA AUTHORINGANIMATIONS

Common Multimedia Skills


Artificial IntelligenceVirtual realityImmersive TechnologiesMultimedia GamingGrid EducationMobile Multimedia

Looking Ahead


Remember,

this is a revolution

Conclusion