ISBN : 9782296569508
PLAYFUL TV SCREEN - THE PLAYABILITY AND ROLE OF TV IN PRODUCING INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES
Pauliina Tuomi
A television has never been just a TV set. It often plays a considerable part in creating gaming situations and playful experiences. TV is seen much less active medium than PC or mobile phone. Nevertheless, the idea of making TV interactive has emerged throughout the development of the media. A qualitative study of Finnish television and television in general as a part of an active gaming experience is conducted by analyzing TV as a broadcast screen, as a monitor and as an interactive screen and as a participatory (multi)screen. The future TV is just one piece of a larger puzzle of many interconnected devices....