Techniques for advancing playback of interactive media titles in response to user selections

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

• playing back at least a portion of an interstitial segment included in a media title, wherein the interstitial segment indicates a set of selectable options, and each option corresponds to a different media segment included in the media title;
• receiving a selection of a first option included in the set of selectable options, wherein the first option corresponds to a first media segment included in the media title;
• determining a first playback position within the interstitial segment;
• and
• advancing playback of the media title past a remaining portion of the interstitial segment that occurs subsequent to the first playback position to a second playback position within the first media segment.

A system, comprising:

• a memory storing a playback application;
• and
• a processor that, when executing the playback application, performs the steps of:
• playing back at least a portion of an interstitial segment included in a media title, wherein the interstitial segment indicates a set of selectable options, and each option corresponds to a different media segment included in the media title,
• receiving a selection of a first option included in the set of selectable options, wherein the first option corresponds to a first media segment included in the media title,
• determining a first playback position within the interstitial segment,
• advancing playback of the media title past a remaining portion of the interstitial segment that occurs subsequent to the first playback position to the first media segment.