interactive tv


Commentary:

 

Interactive TV combines interactive technology and television, enabling information to be exchanged between sender and receiver.

http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=interactivet  (The museum of broadcast communications).  The Simplest form of Interactive TV is the ability to use a remote control to turn on the TV, change channels or to use a DVR.  Another form of Interactive TV is interactivity with program content, in which the user can actually influence the program content.  Interactivity with TV related content is yet another form of Interactive TV, an example of this form would be QVC and HSN.

 

Watch the videos on the future of Interactive TV and answer the question below.

 

Media:

 

Interactive TV, The next 10 years (Alpha Geek TV)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMN9Vp5gXD4

 

Interactive TV (Television 2.0) - The Future!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk4LQBz6DGY&feature=related

 

 

Question:

 

Interactive TV is a rapidly evolving technology.  What are some of the positive and negative aspects of Interactive TV and how do you see Interactive TV affecting your life in the future?

 

 

William McKellips