What interacts?
I already found situations of interaction on the way to the museum: you need to know what train to take and what the best way to walk towards the museum is. When we arrived at the vita campus, we also had to figure out (with help of the orientation system) in which area we are and which building is the right one of the exhibition.
We arrived a little bit early and talked to the museum staff about our guided tour. When the rest f the group arrived, we were handed out out tickets which we’re stickers, to apply to our clothing. Then the guided Tour started, where we had different interactions within the group with the displayed pieces, but also with the guide who encouraged discussions, explained certain backgrounds and was asking different questions. it ended with a little lecture and time to look around the exhibition and have a closer look to the pieces and the books that were laying out.
Also during lunch I discovered different interactions within the group, but also with the service staff in terms of asking for the current menu, ordering, chatting and paying.
Who interacts?
Because it was a group excursion, of course we interacted within the group, but also with the staff at the museum, especially the guide of out tour and the service staff in the cafe.
What do people mean when they refer to interaction?
I think the common way of referring to interaction is a way of communication between people or objects that require action and reaction.
Can you identify differences?
Maybe there’s a difference between direct and indirect interaction. Direct interaction could be direct conversation, situations that require interaction and make you do something or talk to someone.
Indirect interaction could be something where you can use given information, like for example orientation systems, maps, movies…
Is interaction even a topic If so in what context?
I think it is a big and important social topic, as interaction makes people talk and act & react, which is the base of creating a functional community.
„I think the common way of referring to interaction is a way of communication between people or objects that require action and reaction.“
This is one interpretation of interaction: action/reaction (stimuli). This is commonly referred to as a mechanistic interpretation. But there are others, where it is not so plain „tit for tat“. Instead, sometimes in between things happen (attitudes change, knowledge and information lead to interpretation of the input in a different way, etc)
It is great you are attentive to the little things you need to know in order to be able to get somewhere or to accomplish a task. what you are doing with your initial observation „I already found situations of interaction on the way to the museum: you need to know what train to take and what the best way to walk towards the museum is.“ is not a description of interaction but a description of points in time and factors that may influence an interaction.