Ineractive learning of cinema : Background

‘Interactive cinema ‘ is a very common term often used

without a clear understanding of it. It is often so because

a there is no clear definition to it. A lot of people believe it

is one where the is a interaction between the actor and the

audience, which is when the film offers participation of the

audience in the film, this is often when the actor talks to

the audience in the film but there is no active participation.

Another alternative perception is when the viewer ( often

a single viewer ) can make changes in the plot which

brings the movie to alternative endings.

 In the second alternative there is actual interaction which

makes it like a game and the user/viewer has a role to play in the movie.

The question was placing interactivity in to create an

experience to the audience or the user which is quite different

from the above mentioned examples of interactive cinema.

Interactivity which gives an active participation to the

user was to be considered but in a way which creates

a whole new experience or serves a particular purpose.

     Considering serving a particular purpose was a variety

of things like educational, entertainment, gaming, etc.

Educational sounded like quite an opportunity and since

integrating video and interactivty, give active participation

to the user would make quite an effective tool for learning,

it was to be considered or rather narrowed down upon.