interactivity
User-system dialogue capability
Interactivity is the quality of responding to user input rather than presenting fixed content.
A video game has high interactivity; a book has none.
The term appears constantly in discussions of digital media, education, and design: The website's interactivity keeps users engaged.
Interactive exhibits, software, and experiences all emphasize this two-way exchange between system and participant.
Input-sensitive display panel
- hapticOf touch perception
- clickableAble to be pressed
- responsiveQuick to react
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
multimedia · navigation · menu · button · slider · dropdown · scrolling · hover
Imitation of real processes
- headsetWearable audio device
- avatarDigital user representation
- 360-degreeComplete angular revolution
- presenceState of being somewhere
sensory · holographic · spatial · immersion · embodiment · cyberspace
Adding play mechanics elsewhere
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- engrossingCompletely holding one's attention
- absorbingHolding attention completely
entertaining · playfulness · involvement · attention · stimulation · hook · addictive · enjoyment
Technique creating movement illusion
- motionChange in position
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- kineticRelating to motion
liveliness · transformation · progression · reactive · live · updating · changeable · adjustable
Act of taking part
- co-creationJoint value development
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- contributionSomething given to help
sharing · partnership · multiplayer · synchronous · asynchronous · networked · social · communal
Answer to stimulus
- inputData received for processing
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- replyVerbal or written answer
- surveySystematic data collection
notification · alert · confirmation · prompt · suggestion · rating · polling · validation
touchscreen
Input-sensitive display panel
- hapticOf touch perception
- clickableAble to be pressed
- responsiveQuick to react
real-time · multimedia · navigation · menu · button · slider · dropdown · scrolling · hover · swipe
simulation
Imitation of real processes
- headsetWearable audio device
- avatarDigital user representation
- 360-degreeComplete angular revolution
presence · sensory · holographic · spatial · immersion · embodiment · cyberspace
gamification
Adding play mechanics elsewhere
- compellingPowerfully engaging or persuasive
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- engrossingCompletely holding one's attention
absorbing · entertaining · playfulness · involvement · attention · stimulation · hook · addictive · enjoyment · motivation
animation
Technique creating movement illusion
- motionChange in position
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
kinetic · liveliness · transformation · progression · reactive · live · updating · changeable · adjustable · customizable
participation
Act of taking part
- co-creationJoint value development
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
contribution · sharing · partnership · multiplayer · synchronous · asynchronous · networked · social · communal · peer-to-peer
response
Answer to stimulus
survey · notification · alert · confirmation · prompt · suggestion · rating · polling · validation · acknowledgment
- game designmechanics, level design, game balance, balancing, playtesting
- digital culturesocial media, memes, hashtags, viral content, influencers
- metadatameta tags, file name, file format, file path, file type
- playful expressionhumor, wit, comedy, wordplay, puns
- Livenessvitality, energy, vigor, animation, vibrancy
interactivitypassivity
State of non-resistance
spectatorship · inactivity · non-participation · disengagement · observation
interactivitybroadcast
Transmitted media signal
monologue · transmission · broadcasting · lecturing · dissemination
interactivityfixedness
State of being stationary
rigidity · unresponsiveness · linearity · pre-recorded · canned
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