interactive
Allows user input
Interactive describes things that respond to user input, creating a two-way exchange rather than passive reception.
An interactive exhibit lets visitors touch and manipulate displays.
Interactive software adjusts based on what you do.
The word applies to any medium where the audience participates rather than just observes: interactive storytelling, interactive maps.
In education, interactive methods engage students actively rather than having them sit and listen.
Occurring without processing delay
- feedbackReturned response data
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- intuitiveKnown without reasoning
- voice-activatedOperated by spoken commands
chatbot · notification · prompt · alert · reactive · dynamic · instant · live
Able to be pressed
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- widgetUnspecified small device
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
- scrollableAble to be scrolled
drag-and-drop · gesture · hover · menu · navigation · button · swipe · tap
Place for making or learning
- forumGathering place for discourse
- townhallLocal governance headquarters
- roundtableLeaderless group discussion
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
consultation · dialogue · Q&A · polling · crowdsourced · collaborative · hands-on · role-play
Instructional step-by-step guide
- quizBrief informal test
- simulationImitation of real processes
- gamifiedMade into a contest
- exerciseActivity for fitness
module · courseware · e-learning · flashcard · drill · sandbox · demonstration · hands-on
Interactive electronic entertainment
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- controllerDevice directing a system
- gameplayInteractive elements of gaming
playable · choose-your-own-adventure · sandbox · minigame · puzzle · trivia · tabletop · improv
Digital content superimposed on surroundings
- headsetWearable audio device
- 360-degreeComplete angular revolution
- holographicMade of light interference patterns
- metaverseShared immersive digital universe
avatar · telepresence · motion-capture · sensory · spatial · embodied · first-person · experiential
real-time
Occurring without processing delay
voice-activated · chatbot · notification · prompt · alert · reactive · dynamic · instant · live · two-way
clickable
Able to be pressed
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
- widgetUnspecified small device
- hyperlinkClickable reference to another page
scrollable · drag-and-drop · gesture · hover · menu · navigation · button · swipe · tap · cursor
workshop
Place for making or learning
- forumGathering place for discourse
- townhallLocal governance headquarters
- roundtableLeaderless group discussion
brainstorming · consultation · dialogue · Q&A · polling · crowdsourced · collaborative · hands-on · role-play · facilitated
tutorial
Instructional step-by-step guide
- quizBrief informal test
- simulationImitation of real processes
- gamifiedMade into a contest
exercise · module · courseware · e-learning · flashcard · drill · sandbox · demonstration · hands-on · walkthrough
video-game
Interactive electronic entertainment
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- controllerDevice directing a system
gameplay · playable · choose-your-own-adventure · sandbox · minigame · puzzle · trivia · tabletop · improv · theater
augmented-reality
Digital content superimposed on surroundings
- headsetWearable audio device
- 360-degreeComplete angular revolution
- holographicMade of light interference patterns
metaverse · avatar · telepresence · motion-capture · sensory · spatial · embodied · first-person · experiential · walkthrough
- Q&Aquestion, answer, questions, answers, query
- toy featuressoft, cuddly, squeaky, colorful, plush
- outgoingoutgoing, extrovert, gregarious, sociable, social
- technical adjectivesadjustable, modular, portable, durable, automated
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
- teaching methodspresentation, lecturing, discussion, modeling, hands-on learning
interactivepassive
Not actively participating
non-interactive · noninteractive · one-way · spectator · hands-off
interactiveone-way
Permitting single direction travel
unidirectional · nonreciprocal · non-reciprocal · broadcast · monologic
interactivestatic
Without motion or change
fixed · unresponsive · inert · unchanging · pre-recorded
- interactive experienceActivity requiring user input
- interactive contentMaterial users engage with
- drug interactionsSubstances altering each other's effects
- human interactionCommunication between people
- social interactionCommunication between people
- interactive exercisesTasks requiring active participation
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