Tuesday 6th April 2008

Journal Entrty 11.

1.) Describe the term ‘interactive TV’.
2.) Explain the reasons why interactive TV is now called TV 2.0.
3.) Outline the positives and negatives of implementing interactive TV.
4.) Apple released recently Apple TV – Take 2. Describe the reasons why it needed to be changed.

1.Interactive television represents a continuum from low interactivity (TV on/off, volume, changing channels) to moderate interactivity (simple movies on demand without player controls) and high interactivity in which, for example, an audience member affects the program being watched. The most obvious example of this would be any kind of real-time voting on the screen, in which audience votes create decisions that are reflected in how the show continues.

2. Because it is the second generation of television. Firt people used to just look at tv and sit on tjhe couch all day but now they have to use thier brain a little bit.

3. The cousch potartoes like me wont buy it. non e will buy it they will stick to the original tv