Editing Multimedia (section)

== Categorization ==
Multimedia may be broadly divided into linear and non-linear categories:
*Linear active content progresses often without any navigational control, only focusing on the user to watch the entire piece by involving higher levels of emotional and sensory stimulation based on what's being shown as a [[movie theater|cinema presentation]];
*Non-linear uses [[interactivity]] to control progress as with a [[video game]] or self-paced [[computer-based training]] so that the actions made will be based on how the user interacts within the simulated world. [[Hypermedia]] is an example of non-linear content.

Multimedia [[presentation]]s can be live or recorded:
*A recorded presentation may allow interactivity via a [[Spatial navigation|navigation system]];
*A live multimedia presentation may allow interactivity via an interaction with the presenter or performer.