"The INTERACT Software is flexible, user friendly and rich in its capabilities. But, more importantly, the support staff at Mangold is unparalleled."Prof. Ph.D. Catherine Tamis-LeMonda,
New York University, US
The Software for Video-Based Research
The Software for Video-Based Research
INTERACT is the software for synchronized viewing and analysis of video and audio files in observational research.
Enabling content coding and event logging, it delivers valuable qualitative and quantitative results. Based on three decades of proven technology, it draws on the knowledge of thousands of researchers worldwide.
The INTERACT Video Coding and Analysis Software is used by more than 80% of all Top-100 Universities worldwide.
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„Working with the Mangold team has revolutionized the way we run studies and analyze data ...
We've always been interested in the inter-relations between physiological systems, behavior and emotion in dyadic contexts. However, in the past we were largely estimating these relations over long periods of time.
Using the INTERACT software system has allowed us to efficiently characterize the precise time course of behaviors and emotions, their inter-relations within an individual child and between children during dyadic interactions. We continually receive personalized customer support and know that the Mangold team will help us generate solutions to complex problems.“
Prof. Dr. Heather Henderson, University of Waterloo, Department of Psychology, Social Development Lab, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Start immediately with data collection and analysis.INTERACT is optimised for ease of use, yet with great functionality. All essential functions can be reached with 2 to 3 mouse clicks.
With the revolutionary video technology in INTERACT, you can use almost any standard video format. You can even use videos taken with your smartphone in INTERACT.
Use individual coding systems of almost unlimited size and hierarchical complexity in INTERACT.
In INTERACT you can use and combine all common observation methods: Event sampling, Pinpoint sampling, Time sampling, Ad libitum sampling, Continuous sampling, Instantaneous sampling, Scan sampling, One-zero sampling - and variants.
The State-Space-Grid (Lewis, Lamey & Douglas, 1999) creates a graphical landscape of dyadic interactions that is important for measuring and understanding synchrony and flexibility in dynamic systems in activities or interpersonal relationships.
Originally used for research on socio-emotional outcomes (acting, feeling, and thinking), the state-space grid in Mangold INTERACT software also has great value for analyzing any type of process, e.g., in teaching research (understanding teacher-student interactions or state changes in whole classrooms), ergonomics or usability research (understanding processes and workflows and measuring their efficiency), or similar applications.
The Mangold INTERACT State-Space-Grid implementation allows to render the collected codes in a time-dynamic diagram. This is very helpful to understand state changes and thus whole processes.
Visualise and analyse your data in INTERACT with the State-Space-Grid. Interactively see the temporal context of your collected data.
See at a glance which behavioural codes occur at which times with the INTERACT Time-Line Chart.
Use the extensive data restructuring functions and analysis options in INTERACT and gain new insights from originally simple observation data.
See how easy INTERACT can be used in behavior research studies
* The program is only limited by the used computer's overall power and the typical limitations of its operating system.
INTERACT delivers statistical results at the touch of a button and makes them understandable. Exporting raw data as well as statistical results is also possible with a few mouse clicks.
Use the extensive charting capabilities of INTERACT to create meaningful visualizations for your reports and presentations.
View your data from a different perspective with the diverse data analysis capabilities of INTERACT.
Discover the hidden information in your data, which cannot be obtained through observation.
INTERACT Tutorials
Take a look at the video tutorials and get to know some of the most important aspects of INTERACT in just a few minutes.
A Best Practice Guide to Video-Supported Behavior Observation
Abstract: Observation appears to be a simple skill. It is assumed to be something everyone does every day since early childhood, and thus, it seems to be an easy and well-trained skill. However, observation of behavior with a scientific outcome is far from easy.
The significant difference between everyday observation and scientific observation and the enormous chances specific software tools can create in this field will be discussed in this document.
What Users Say
"Thanks also to the other tech experts we’ve consulted, including ... the excellent team at Mangold INTERACT® video analysis software"
"The video coding software we used throughout the ShareIT project, Mangold Interact®, provided us with timelines enabling us to visualise how the play states of each child in the group changed over time and in relation to other events and behaviours..."
Nicola Yuill (2021). Technology to Support Children's Collaborative Interactions. 1st ed. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-75046-6
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