Printed Matter as an Interactive System

摘要

An interactive system is usually considered to be a computer process based on a group of possible interactions between computer and humans. Whenever interaction is discussed, only digital artifacts are mentioned. This is largely due to the fact that they are inherently interactive. Unlike their digital counterpart, most print material is not considered interactive, but something static and two-dimensional. There has been no research about a relation between the conception of printed materials for various purposes with the feature of interaction. Through a case study method in digital artifacts, we reach a list of interaction categories to compare with print production, crossing ways in which we may examine the creation of interaction. As a consequence of this connection, we must be able to define the means by which we can understand, or try to produce interaction in printed matter.