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(a) (b)<br />

Figure 3.3 Test the Nation on BBC (a) and (b)<br />

These Test the Nation events allowed viewers to calculate their own IQ tests and<br />

come away with personalized information. However, this is possible to do at any time<br />

with a paper- or Internet-based IQ test. The element that made these iTV events so<br />

compelling for viewers was the idea that they were competing live with contestants in the<br />

studio, as well as against millions of other viewers across the country. The competitive<br />

nature of the interaction model and the community it created made Test the Nation a<br />

successful iTV event around the world.<br />

In the past few years, U.S.-based company Spiderdance, under the direction of<br />

Tracy Fullerton and Chris Swain, has created a series of iTV programming for game<br />

shows, including WebRIOT for MTV, History IQ for the History Channel, and the<br />

Weakest Link for NBC. All of these applications took advantage of the fact that viewers<br />

are increasingly using the Internet while watching television. Spiderdance’s applications<br />

were synchronized two-screen interactions where quiz content was delivered via the Web<br />

along with the related broadcast on television.<br />

ITV betting or gambling, already popular in many European markets, is another<br />

area of iTV entertainment that is beginning to emerge in the United States. European<br />

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