Multimedia means that computer information can be represented through audio, video, and animation in addition to traditional media (i.e., text, graphics drawings, images).
A good general definition is:
Multimedia is the field concerned with the computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and moving images (Video), animation, audio, and any other media where every type of information can be represented, stored, transmitted and processed digitally.
A Multimedia Application is an Application which uses a collection of multiple media sources e.g. text, graphics, images, sound/audio, animation and/or video.
Hypermedia can be considered as one of the multimedia applications.
Game.
Games today are extremely interactive, creating an entire third dimension . Gamers can control the camera angles and the direction and speed of their character in the games as well . These games have realistic sounds and effects, offer complex puzzles to solve, and make the player feel very apart of the imaginary world. this is a multimedia because of Photoshop creating concept and posters and also TV adverts.
a poster can be a example of advertisement aswell as merch in ways merchendise is a form of advertisement if you see someone walking down the street with a t-shit of a game .i.e. the last of us. you many think it looks cool and lots of people are wearing this t-shirt so it must be a good game or if your friend has a poster of the game in his room it may give you the urge to buy the game. Film. DVDs don't only offer more applications then when seen at the movies, they also let the person watching interact with the plot, actors, writers and producers by selection actions on screen i.e. films. the use of camera's and audio is a use of media.
this is a form of advertisement in the film industry it is a billboard advertisement for the film maze runner the scorch trails. the trailer is is an example of multimedia in the TV industry it is a form of advertisement.
Education.
Photoshop is an example of multimedia in schools it is a skill tough to be in the criteria of most it lessons and is used to create things like posters to advertise the school or a trip out.
e learning is used across all subjects in school from English to media websites are used such as BBC bite-size used in all subjects within the school day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z98jmp3
digital graphics
programs used to make digital graphics
gif 
ideas for a multi media project
news artical or poster for a band
the purpose of my product is to inform people about a gig for a band
the target audience for my product is people aged 16+ and who are interested in the genre of music metal-core and also the bands asking Alexandria and bury tomorrow
i would create this product using Photoshop and getting different images of the band and text with the venues they will be playing at.
