| Interactivity refers to the two way communication within media systems. This means that the users input into the system causes the system to do different things. Special software or programming is usually required to deliver this sort of capacity. Most of the interactive elements in Toolboxes are created with Flash (Click Here to visit the Flash Website) and Director (Click here to visit the Director Website) two such technologies. There are a number of other technologies available but they may require some specialist skills to use them fully. One of the issues with elearning is that interactivity often requires more advanced skills to create. |  |
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As you combine media types and want the outcome to change as the user does things you are probably going to need extra software. There are some free tools like ARED that provide limited functionality. (ARED was built in flash and packaged to do certain tasks) There are also many games technologies and other new developments such as second life, where virtual scenarios are built and users operate a character within the virtual scenario. These are the high end of elearning capabilites and ususally require specialist expertise and resource people as well as budgets. The are is rapidly developing and tools to allow people to build things in these environments are getting easier to use. Many advanced simulations are built in this way. |