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Sharing and seeking: ideas for making videos more interactive
I’m working on a course that uses almost all video. The content’s good, but the client is asking for ideas for making it more interactive.
Someone sent me the 21 Jump Street movie site as...
Jerson campos said:
Jeanette - I think the problem is when the pop up comes up and the video keeps playing. If you have an unattentative viewer, the pop-up will show up and disappear before they can click on it. I think the video should stop until you click on the pop up which will provide the viewer an incentive to actually click on it.
As an alternative interactive video. Have you thought about making it like the old "Choose your Own Adventure" stories. Where the outcome of the next video depends on your choice, and the conclusion (score) of the course depends on your choices?
Very cool Montse! Thank you for sharing!!!
I agree with Jerson's point - it was exactly what I was thinking of when I was watching it! 
If the questions are more important than the video you perhaps need to put something at the front that encourages learners to keep an eye out for the question marks - perhaps make it into a game - you could put a points tally in the corner and/or a countdown etc. This will keep learners 'looking' for the questions, but may take some of their attention away from the video, so figuring out the relative importance would be useful I think :)
I also agree with Daniel who noted the need for a soundtrack of some kind - there are quite good ambient soundtracks of airports and customs checks available and it would make it feel a little more real.
