I'm an art student with no programming experience, and I'm planning a digital poetry collection that responds to the viewer's actions. I'd like to reveal more text when the screen is clicked, play sounds on interaction, place text over a background, include videos, and let certain clickable elements open other screens or scenes with a way to return to the previous view. Ideally, the tool would be free or inexpensive and relatively easy for a beginner to learn. What software would be a good starting point for this kind of interactive artwork?
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PowerPoint could technically create clickable screens, backgrounds, audio, video, and navigation between sections, so it’s worth keeping as a backup option. That said, a dedicated interactive-media tool may fit the artistic presentation better and feel less like a slideshow.
MIT Scratch could handle all of these features. You can make clickable elements trigger text, sounds, scene changes, and video-like visual effects, and it’s designed to be approachable for people who are new to programming.
I’ve considered PowerPoint, but I’d prefer something that feels more like an interactive artwork. I’ll keep it in mind as a last resort, though—thanks!