noninteractive
adjective
non·in·ter·ac·tive
ˌnän-ˌin-tər-ˈak-tiv 
: not interactive
especially
: not involving or requiring the actions or input of a user
… there is sometimes real value to be gained from the noninteractive story format. Sometimes that television show, or videotape … enlightens us to something beyond the cause and effect of a point-and-click puzzle. —
Andrew Leonard
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When Flash websites were popular, the best intros transitioned the user from watching to clicking, for example by revealing portions of the interface at the end of the noninteractive sequence.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2017
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2017
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“Noninteractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noninteractive. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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