Immersion and Interactivity in FMVs: Where Movies and Videogames Become One

This paper will look upon FMVs as a narrative technique in creating full-motion video games or interactive movies and how it will affect the players and moviegoers at the same time. It will discuss how interactivity and Immersion as crucial components of videogame design and movie creation will help designers create a new experience for the movie and videogame audience.

Keywords:

Interactivity , Immersion , Interactive Movies , Full- motion Videogames , Roland Barthes , Marie Laure Ryan , Wolfgang Iser