Meanings
nounnoninteractivity (uncountable)
- uncountableAbsence of interactivity.
How is it possible that interactivity does not prevent involvement, suspense, and enjoyment, while noninteractivity, that is, the fact that a passive viewer is surrendered to what happens on the screen, seems to be an important prerequisite for the emotional participation of the viewer?
2000, Dolf Zillmann, Peter Vorderer, Media entertainment: the psychology of its appeal
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noninteractivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noninteractivity
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