The interactive multimedia documentary as a discourse on interactive non-fiction: for a proposal of the definition and categorisation of the emerging genre

This article intends to present the state of affairs on the converging lines between the audiovisual documentary and the online interactive multimedia documentary.  We propose the definition of a new, emerging genre, which here is called «interactive multimedia documentary,» counter to the creation and production logic of linear documentaries. Finally, we propose some considerations on the new genre’s prospective evolution.