An Interactive Video System for Learning and Knowledge Management

Interactive videos have high potential in a wide range of learning scenarios in both private and professional life. Due to their unique combination of characteristics they can be used to create situational, exploratory and personalized learning experiences. As we are currently investigating the applicability, costs and benefits of interactive videos, we learned that interactive videos are a useful instrument especially in several areas of knowledge management, E-Business and E-Learning as well as entertainment. This article aims at providing a comprehensive understanding for the context, functionality, technical implementation and suitable application scenarios of interactive video as well as provide experience gathered in several application projects in practice.