User:WutUpJut/Interactive media

For this article, I noticed a lack of examples furthering the uses of interactive media. I wanted to emphasize both benefits and deficits in multiple areas of interactive media, such as educational and commercial. The article currently does well at describing some examples of the topic, but lacks the depth to giving readers a good understanding of what qualifies as interactive media and where else they can look for examples or resources. Below is only the subset of what I am adding to the article.

Lead - MOVED
Interactive media normally refers to products and services on digital computer-based systems which respond to the user's actions by presenting content such as text, moving image, animation, video and audio. Since its early conception, various forms of interactive media have emerged with impacts on educational and commercial markets. With the rise of decision-driven media, concerns surround the impacts of cybersecurity and societal distraction.

Effects on learning
Furthermore, studies conducted using interactive, immersive media (such as virtual reality) has proven effects on the educational impacts of students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Through the use of additional sensors and specialized equipment, immersive medias have been questioned on their effectiveness to include students who may be considered neurodivergent. Interactive media can often be considered as highly stimulating, which raised concerns for overstimulation and potential triggers of reaction for particular students.

Interactive media has also been used under multiple professions to provide training opportunities, such as its use in medical training and education.

Relationships
The use of interactive media, alongside immersive media, also has the additional benefit to providing further realism to creating relational bonds in virtual settings. Through the use of this technology, new types of relationships can be formed as well as strengthening preexisting ones.

Public safety and distraction
Interactive media has given way to new distractions which can lead to public safety issues. Digital distractions are heightened by the necessity for user input and response to media requests.

Commercial interactive media
Interactive medias assist in commercial ventures, such as those incorporating media using virtual and augmented technologies. Virtual tours is one demonstrated way in which interactive media is able to meet commercial needs and provide alternative revenue for business. Studies show that through the use of immersive, interactive media business are expected greater marketing impacts.

Informational interactive media
Media in which information is provided in interactive means. An example would be Geographic Information Systems, like those built upon the ArcGIS framework which provides users with the means to interact with locational data in various ways such as collecting, storing and manipulating.

Examples - MOVED
The ImmersiveMe convention brings together those in the industry, displaying mass examples of interactive medias and their impacts such as those in the Digital Humanities space where interactive media was able to be used for research purposes.