medium
technical means to store, transport and convey information
- physical channel
- representation of a message to user(相同的信息可以用不同的媒介来储存和传达)
modality
human sensory channel
user input mode to interact with a system
比如说用不同的媒介来表达,例如图表,视频,但是对于user来说是同一个modality,也就是视觉