Author(s)

Yang Yufei ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Dongguan City University, Dongguan, 523419, Guangdong, China

Corresponding Author

Yang Yufei

ABSTRACT

In recent years, against the backdrop of media convergence, emerging literary and artistic forms such as "electronic picture books", "interactive videos" and "dynamic posters" have continued to emerge. As a core representative among them, interactive movie-style games have gradually attracted widespread attention. They not only expand the expressive forms of game interaction and narrative, but also possess high commercial value and social significance. However, current relevant research mostly remains at the level of discussions by the media and players, with few theoretical sorting and induction. By sorting out the core context, analyzing the core characteristics and prospecting the future trends, this paper aims to provide a relatively clear theoretical framework for game practitioners and researchers on the one hand, and offer a reference for the cross-media practice of the digital art industry on the other.

KEYWORDS

Interactive Movie-Style Games; Media Convergence; Non-Linear Narrative; Audio-Visual Language; Artificial Intelligence (AI)

CITE THIS PAPER

Yang Yufei. The Emergence, Characteristics and Future of Interactive Movie-Style Games under the Trend of Media Convergence. Media and Communication Research (2026). Vol. 7, No.1, 38-43. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/mediacr.2026.070107.

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