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esearchers, “In many ways, the participants in our research seemed to lean toward<br />
defining an entertaining Web experience as something closer to traditional TV, but<br />
enriched by the opportunity to explore and find related information” (2001).<br />
In general, however, the depth of an interface can adversely hamper a user’s<br />
navigating through it. Limiting the number of clicks and movement away from the<br />
primary content increases the pace of interaction, keeps the user’s level of attention, and<br />
provides a more satisfying interactive experience overall.<br />
Principle: Always offer an exit option<br />
For iTV applications in which the interactive component covers up part of the<br />
screen or reduces the video screen size, the screen should always offer a way of letting<br />
the viewer exit, even though they opted in to the interactive component to begin with. In<br />
many cases, this means that the enhanced elements will disappear, allowing viewers to<br />
watch the program at full screen. Applications without this option are likely to annoy<br />
viewers who do not wish to interact. Similarly, on mobile platforms, users should always<br />
have an option to opt out. In Figure 5.43 (a), the “Full screen” button on the bottom left-<br />
hand corner of the screen allows users to opt out of the enhanced version of the program<br />
at any time. Likewise, in Figure 5.43 (b), the “Exit to TV” button on the bottom left-hand<br />
corner of the screen allows users to return to the television full screen, exiting the<br />
interactive component.<br />
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