Create interactive video and turn your viewers into active participants

The features of Elai with interactive clickable video will help you build a new way of communicating with your audience.

Features

Quizzes

Embed quizzes directly into your interactive video to engage the audience. Even more, you can customize your video to guide users to specific video chapters based on their quiz responses. It’s like creating a personalized journey for each viewer. See the options in this 30 seconds video (in Danish): eu.elai.io/v/6983366f9d731c49043c82d6

Branching

Branching allows you to create a choose-your-own-adventure experience for viewers of your interactive clickable video. They can make choices that influence the storyline, leading to different narrative branches. This feature is excellent for storytelling, interactive marketing, and e-learning content.

Video example with quiz and branching

Links and Clickable Hotspots

Integrate clickable URLs and hotspots within the video frame. They can lead to external resources or specific video chapters within your video. Clickable hotspots can provide more details about a product or video course, introduce gamification to your video, and make it memorable.

Chapters

Include a chapter menu to allow viewers to navigate easily to specific topics or sections of interest within the video. This feature is particularly useful for lengthy or complex videos, making the content more accessible and user-friendly.

Interactive Timelines

Include an interactive timeline to enhance viewer navigation. Users can click on various points on a timeline to jump to specific parts of the video, making it easier to revisit or skip sections according to their interests.

Accessibility Features

Ensure your video is accessible to all by including features like closed captions.

Benefits

Resource Efficiency

Interactive videos can be more cost-effective in the long run than traditional videos.

Reduced Training Costs

Interactive videos can replace costlier in-person sessions in educational and training contexts, saving on logistics and facilitation expenses.

Personalized Interaction

The ability to make choices and influence the video outcome leads to a personalized experience, which is more engaging compared to passive viewing.

Higher Conversion Rates

Personalized experiences are more likely to resonate with viewers, leading to higher engagement and conversion rates, which drives a higher return on investment.

Enhanced Engagement

Enhanced engagement in interactive videos from Elai’s interactive online video platform improves viewer retention and involvement by providing a personalized and immersive experience that encourages active participation instead of passive viewing.

Use cases

Training Videos for Your Team

Customized Learning Paths

Create videos where people can choose different learning content based on their role or skill level.

Interactive Simulation trainings

Implement real-life scenarios that employees might face, allowing them to make decisions and see the consequences of their choices, enhancing problem-solving skills.

Calls-to-Action and Forms Boost Lead Generation

Embedded CTAs

Include interactive calls-to-action at strategic points in the video, encouraging viewers to sign up, register for events, or contact the company.

Lead Capture Forms

Add links to forms within the video for viewers to input their information, effectively capturing leads without disrupting their viewing experience.

The Ability to Add Branded Interactive Features

• Brand Storytelling

Embed interactive elements that tell your brand’s story in an engaging way, allowing viewers to explore different aspects of your brand.

• Product Exploration

Let viewers interact with your product features within the video, providing a deeper understanding and connection to the brand.

Ease the Learning Process for Students

Adaptive Learning

Use interactive videos to adapt to the viewer’s learning style and pace, offering a more personalized learning experience.

• Visual Aids and Annotations

Enhance understanding by adding interactive annotations, diagrams, and explainer graphics within the video.

Create Shoppable E-Commerce Videos

• Direct Product Links

Using Elai’s interactive video creator, you allow viewers to click on products featured in the video to add them to their shopping cart or learn more about them.

• Real-Time Customization

Offer options where viewers can see how products look in different colors or styles within the video, aiding in their purchase decision.

FAQ

How does interactive video work?

The interactive video incorporates clickable elements, branching scenarios, quizzes, and other interactive features that allow viewers to engage with the content in real-time.

What is interactive video?

An interactive digital video enables user interaction through various features like clickable hotspots, decision paths, quizzes, and more, transforming the traditional viewing experience into an engaging, participatory activity.

How can a video be interactive?

A video becomes interactive when it includes elements that viewers can interact with, such as choosing different story paths, answering questions, clicking on objects in the video to learn more, or making decisions that affect the video outcome.

How to make an interactive video?

To make an interactive video, you typically use specialized software or platforms like Elai to add interactive elements like clickable layers, branching choices, quizzes, and embedded links into the video content. Here is how to guide for Interactive video creation at Elai.

Are interactive videos effective?

Yes, interactive videos are effective as they increase viewer engagement, enhance learning and retention, and can lead to higher conversion rates in marketing by providing a more immersive and personalized viewing experience.