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What is an Interactive Demo?
An interactive demo is a hands-on product experience where the user clicks and explores on their own, instead of passively watching a recording.
An interactive demo invites the viewer to participate by clicking, navigating, and trying steps themselves, often in a guided sandbox or simulated version of the product. The goal is engagement and understanding through doing, which tends to stick better than watching alone.
An interactive demo differs from a demo video, which the viewer watches passively, and from a live product walkthrough, which a presenter controls. It is closely related to a click-through demo, though interactive demos can include more branching, input, and feedback.
When you present or record an interactive demo live, viewers still benefit from clear visual cues. Limelight is a macOS menu-bar overlay that runs on top of any app: the cursor spotlight (⌃⌥1) shows where attention should go, keystroke display (⌃⌥2) surfaces the shortcuts you use, and freehand drawing (⌃⌥3) lets you point things out by hand. Limelight does not build or host interactive demos; it is a live overlay that makes the screen clearer for any demo software or recorder.
Why Limelight
- ▸A hands-on, self-guided product experience the user explores
- ▸Emphasizes doing over passive watching
- ▸Related to click-through demos; differs from passive demo videos
- ▸Limelight overlays spotlight, keystrokes, and drawing live, but does not create the demo itself
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FAQ
- What makes a demo interactive?
- Interactivity means the viewer takes actions such as clicking and navigating, rather than only watching. The experience responds to their input, which increases engagement and retention.
- Can Limelight create an interactive demo?
- No. Limelight is a live on-screen overlay for macOS. It adds a cursor spotlight, keystroke display, and drawing on top of any app, but it does not build, host, or record demos.