Evaluating the effectiveness of a multimedia advisor tool

This study is to investigate the usefulness of a multimedia advisor tool which provides advice on media selection and attention effects for multimedia systems design. The advisor tool was designed to recommend appropriate media types with examples according to information types and communication goals. The tool also shows media examples for essential attention types. A series of usability evaluations was carried out to measure the usefulness and effectiveness of the tool, and the result showed that the tool has a positive impact on multimedia design.