I believe that interactivity is like a conversation. It’s alive, reciprocal, and unpredictable. It thrives on an ongoing exchange where both parties listen, process, exchange ideas. Yet sometimes, we tend to mistake reaction for interaction. Imagine a fridge light turning on when you open the door – that’s a reaction. In this context, a true interaction requires intention, curiosity, and a sense of the unexpected.
When designing for interactivity, I want to create projects that thrive on engagement, not just response. In my p5.js sketches, I want to move beyond the input-output relationships and create something that listens and adapts to what the audience feeds to the “artwork”. This may mean making the visuals morph in response to prolonged interaction or rewarding users for exploration rather than just reacting to a single click. In any case, I want each person who interacts with my projects to have a unique experience.
To sum up, I think that a truly interactive system should feel like a dynamic exchange, where the user isn’t just playing with the system but within it. That’s the kind of interactivity I want to create—something more like a meaningful conversation and less like a fridge light turning on and off.