Inter.activity [volume 2.0]

Interactive design is a system that simply allows the user to participate within the application; hence the term used, "interactive" design. Web 2.0 and Interactive design correlate directly within each other, where the user interacts directly with the website. Interactive design is a broad term that can be analysed over a number of different computer based mediums, such as web design, animation design, gaming etc.

Take into the account the example that was produced in the lecture for "Interactive Design 100789: week 2"; where online gaming was expressed as a form of interactive designing. The users consisted of "runners" (a person that holds a GPS system and explores the city), and "navigators" (an digital aid that talks to them through microphone and an online tracking system).

Interactive Design is a broad based term that can be taking into many different types and examples; "Friday Media" expresses interactive design into a number of different interactive applications.

• Flash Website Design
• Interactive Application Design
• User Interface Design
• Email Marketing Design
• Flash Games & Animation
  
• Forums, databases, surveys and blogs
• Application Design

References:-

Friday Media. online, http://www.fridaymedia.com.au/index.php/interactive-design. last accessed 06-03-09