It was surprising to see that people are videotaping themselves playing video games and then posting it on YouTube (and other video-sharing sites). What was intended as an interactive video experience becomes a passive video experience. When I asked my kids why watching these videos is interesting to them and why they themselves produce them sometimes, here's what they said:
It's fun;
You get tips about how to play the game;
You can learn how to do something difficult by watching someone else do it;
You gain confidence in your own game-playing skills.
So, while it's not immediately interactive, there is something of a "time-delayed" interactivity involved in the enterprise.
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