Before there was multimedia, there was multi-image, which was inadequately researched, although there was
enough published over 30 years for it to be reviewed as a body of research by Burke and Leps (1989). Jonassen (1979)
noted that “Research on multi-imagery generally has focused on the linear versus simultaneous presentation issue” (p. 291).
The presentation of two or more images simultaneously (multi-image) has obvious implications on perception, encoding,
and many other issues that remain areas of popular visual literacy concern.