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Looks interesting, but there was less interaction than I expected. I couldn't pause the playback to ask a question. I had the same feeling that I get when I'm forced to sit on hold, or forced to watch a training video -- "why can't I skip to the end?"

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Hi gullyfur, yes I agree with you. In this case, it’s a simple demo. But it’s important to realize that it’s a different approach. In the most cases, it’s a non-linear storytelling. Considering that the videobot adapts itself to each person in real time, you cannot know in advance the fully story. It depends on what you know previously about the viewer, or his/her choices on the fly. So in the most cases playback controls may lose its meaning.

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