Interactive Movie: A response to Passivity of the Medium

Even though the film is a passive medium and despite the obstacles of creative, technical and financial nature, experimenting with the interactivity started half a century ago. The audience was gradually enabled to choose alternative outcomes, influence the development of characters, and even co-cre...

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Main Author: Tihoni Brčić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Philosophy of Media and Media Research 2019-09-01
Series:In Medias Res
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Online Access:http://www.centar-fm.org/inmediasres/images/pdf/15/T. Brcic, Interaktivni film - Odgovor na pasivnost medija.pdf
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Summary:Even though the film is a passive medium and despite the obstacles of creative, technical and financial nature, experimenting with the interactivity started half a century ago. The audience was gradually enabled to choose alternative outcomes, influence the development of characters, and even co-create the content. This work follows the evolution of interactivity in cinema, television, home video, internet and video installation through four periods: analogue, digital, simulation and emulation. It also reviews the potential of symbiotic link between film and the audience.
ISSN:1848-6304