RT Journal Article
T1 Enhanced Experiences in Interactive Nonfiction: An Experimental Study on the Effects of Nonlinearity and Interactivity
A1 Vázquez Herrero, Jorge
K1 Interactive documentary
K1 Nonlinearity
K1 Engagement
K1 Immersion
K1 Reception study
K1 Digital journalism
K1 Documental interactivo
K1 No linealidad
K1 Inmersión
K1 Recepción
K1 Periodismo digital
K1 Narrativa digital
K1 Experiencia
AB The evolution of digital media has been accompanied by new ways of telling stories. Interactive nonfiction includes works that represent reality and employ interactive technology. This field has been studied from the perspective of production, especially in journalism where there is an emergence of interactive and immersive formats, but there are still questions about its value from the point of view of reception. The aim of this study is to identify the effects of nonlinearity and multimedia-interactive attributes on the user experience. The research is based on an experimental design (N = 110) with an interactive documentary in webdoc format. The results indicate that nonlinearity and multimedia- interactive attributes have positive effects on perceived levels of engagement and immersion. These contributions can be applied in digital journalism, where publishers seek to engage new audiences, and other fields, such as education and health, with the effect of transforming viewing into an enhanced experience
PB USC Annenberg Press
SN 1932-8036
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24639
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24639
LA eng
NO Vázquez-Herrero, Jorge (2021). Enhanced Experiences in Interactive Nonfiction: An Experimental Study on the Effects of Nonlinearity and Interactivity. International Journal of Communication, 15, 1414-1436
NO This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Spain) and the ERDF structural fund (RTI2018–093346-B-C33)
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026