multimedia displays

Interactive visual presentations

Multimedia displays are screens or presentation systems that combine multiple forms of media—text, images, video, audio, and interactive elements.

The term appears in contexts from museum exhibits to digital signage to trade show booths: The museum's multimedia displays bring ancient civilizations to life.

In computing, it may refer to monitors optimized for video and graphics work.

Related

digital canvas · holographic displays · educational tools · trade show · public space · accessibility standards · interactive kiosks · info booth · digital signage · projection · screen · touch screen · motion sensors · interactive maps · video · museum exhibits · color · sound

Opposites
media complexity and interactivity

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Unencoded readable characters

bulletin boards · chalkboards · whiteboards

technological sophistication

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Erasable classroom writing surfaces

whiteboards · cork boards · painted murals · stone tablets · parchment scrolls

Family

display, media, multi

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G