The aim of the lecture today is to touch upon some important characteristics of multimedia - not so much at the technical level but at the aesthetic level. Puppet shows are miniature theatrical presentations. They are typically performed before an intimate audience.
Multimedia is similar in some ways.
There is isn't the vast spectacular frame of the film viewing experience. In fact, there is often scarcely the frame of a television set. Everything occurs in a small windows. The windows have their origins not only in the printed page, the picture frame, or the rectangular screen, but also in the proscenium arch - the artificial frame of the theatrical scene. Puppet shows do the same kind of thing.