Definitions of interaction

• Definitive characteristic of interactive media
• Inter + action
• Definitions of interaction
Operating, effecting, influencing:
• between
• within
...two entities.
Closely related also to mediating.

Depth of interaction

Human-computer interaction

• HCI, human-computer interaction
• Focus typically on interfaces and usability

Human-human interaction

• Focus on communication with ICT technology
• One-to-one (E.g. telephone)
• One-to-many (E.g. telephone operator)

Human-community

• Many-to-many (Social media, e.g. Twitter)

Human-content interaction

Navigating in complex information within given conceptual structure.
Allowed to contribute with own content.

Human-ontology interaction

• Tagging, conceptual structure by tagging contents, e.g. Last.fm
• Tailoring the conceptual structures (ontology) searches, outlines, ontologies instead of taking given conceptual structure for granted
• Assumes that the ontology is flexible, and allows multiple perspectives to ontology
• Communities formed by means of sharing ontology

Communication theory

• Communication theory
• Communication theory frameworks
=> Quite parallel to the 'what is mediated'.
=> Communication and mediating are nearly synonymous. Difference?

Semiotics

• Semiotics (etymology)
• Semiotics (definition)
• Science of signs
• Semiotics for beginners (Daniel Chandler)

French school

• Ferdinand de Saussure, background in linguistics
Two-component explanatory model: signifier vs. signified

American school

• Charles Peirce
Triadic explanatory models: sign, object, and interpretant

Tartu school

• Yuri Lotman
-> Mihail Lotman

Prominent semioticians

• Prominent semioticians

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