appisode

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of app +‎ episode

Noun[edit]

appisode (plural appisodes)

  1. An episode of a show in the form of an interactive software application.
    • 2014, Carolyn Handler Miller, Digital Storytelling, page 334:
      Unlike a webisode, an appisode often incorporates interactive features. Players can tap on characters on the screen to make them talk, find hidden objects, or collect items as part of a quest.
    • 2017, Sergio Sparviero, Corinna Peil, Gabriele Balbi, Media Convergence and Deconvergence, page 166:
      Also the minor characters of a drama series can become somewhat more famous as the hero in a web series or “appisodes” for mobile devices.
    • 2018, Dafna Lemish, Amy Jordan, Vicky Rideout, Children, Adolescents, and Media:
      Indeed, summative research on the first four appisodes found that, even after less than one hour with each appisode, children improved in all four topics, []

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