| rdfs:comment | - Hi, Fellow Troper! Do you want to hear about the Non Interactivity trope? stares at viewer for 5 seconds ... GREAT! Writing preschool television is tricky -- the youngsters have a limited understanding of the world, and a limited attention span. Non Interactivity solves the problem thusly: since your audience is under the age of five, let's make them think they're playing a game! Isn't that great? stares at viewer for 5 seconds ... Yeah! I think so too! Sometimes, the show will include voices, supposedly those of other kids watching the same show, giving the "right" answers.
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| abstract | - Hi, Fellow Troper! Do you want to hear about the Non Interactivity trope? stares at viewer for 5 seconds ... GREAT! Writing preschool television is tricky -- the youngsters have a limited understanding of the world, and a limited attention span. Non Interactivity solves the problem thusly: since your audience is under the age of five, let's make them think they're playing a game! Isn't that great? stares at viewer for 5 seconds ... Yeah! I think so too! Some educators like this format because it helps the kids feel like part of the show and that they've accomplished something. Others dislike it, since the child's action has no real bearing on the plot at all, unlike in an actual game. Sometimes, the show will include voices, supposedly those of other kids watching the same show, giving the "right" answers. When this trope is being used in a show-within-a-show, it could involve The Tape Knew You Would Say That. Shows with Non-Interactivity have No Fourth Wall. Would you like to see some examples now? stares at viewer for 5 seconds ... You would? Then let's go! Examples of Non Interactivity include:
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