On 04/10/2013 04:44 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
FWIW there's this Neal Stephenson novel "Diamond Age" taking place in the future. That book's vision is that all modern movies are "ractive" (short from "interactive") using networked real players and a loose script, whereas old movies are "passive"s and only watched by a few older people.
Personally I don't think passive movies will ever go away. Many times you just want to relax and view the story instead of being part of it. People have been pitching "interactive TV" for a very long time, but passive TV still dominates.
