Designing new interfaces for digital interactive television usable by older adults

Rice, Mark; Alm, Norman

doi:10.1145/1350843.1350849

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“…Such elements include: i) design principles to support user interactivity during leisure pursuits in domestic settings [6]; ii) ethnographic studies in order to understand users' media behavior and expectations [2]; and iii) participatory design methodologies and interactive practices to propose design solutions [18]. We draw on Socially Aware Computing [1], grounded on Organizational Semiotics [11] and Participatory Design [14], to make a social responsible design of iDTV applications: a design that meets the needs of the different stakeholders involved and of the complex social context in which the application is/will be situated.…”

Section: You Can Interact With Your Tv and You May Like It An Investimentioning

confidence: 99%

You Can Interact with Your TV and You May Like It an Investigation on Persuasive Aspects for an iDTV Application

Buchdid

Pereira

Baranauskas

2014

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. Interactive Digital TV (iDTV) is a technology that has many challenges that surround it and that may discourage the passive viewers to interact with TV. To face the challenging scenario of designing for iDTV, we draw on the Social Aware Computing (SAC) approach to design, looking at the problem and proposing solutions on various abstraction levels (informal, formal and technical) according to the viewpoint of different stakeholders, including prospective end users. This paper presents a motivational analysis conducted through Analytical and Empirical evaluations and Questionnaires, to understand whether and how an iDTV application designed through the SAC motivates users to interact with it. As results, our analysis pointed out application features that are likely to motivate users to interact, and features that emerged during the design process and were reflected on the application prototype. Moreover, we discuss whether and how the SAC design process may support iDTV applications that make sense to users and motivate them to interact. Keywords:Interactive Digital TV, Persuasive Design, HCI, Socially Aware Computing, Organizational Semiotics, Participatory Design, Design Patterns. IntroductionThe Interactive Digital TV (iDTV) is an emerging technology considered a promising medium for the dissemination of information, potentially contributing to social and digital inclusion by reducing barriers to knowledge. However, iDTV presents some problems that impact directly on iDTV usage and may discourage the viewer to change his/her passive posture in front of the TV. Examples of problems include: i) those inherent to iDTV technology (e.g., the interaction limited by the remote control, the limited processing resources and memory, the low transmission speed); ii) those inherited from the culture of using the analogical TV (e.g., the lack of habit to interact with television content, the usual presence of other viewers in the same physical space); and iii) those associated with technological convergence where the TV is inserted (e.g., devices can either support the television usage or compete with it) [5,10]. Furthermore, every emergent technology suffers from a lack of references, processes and artifacts for supporting their application design [10]. You Can Interact with Your TV and You May Like It an Investigation 209To face these challenges, some authors point out the need for considering social, emotional and motivational issues in the design of iDTV applications, including the end user viewpoint and features of everyday life in order to promote the acceptance of this kind of application. Such elements include: i) design principles to support user interactivity during leisure pursuits in domestic settings [6]; ii) ethnographic studies in order to understand users' media behavior and expectations [2]; and iii) participatory design methodologies and interactive practices to propose design solutions [18]. We draw on Socially Aware Computing [1], grounded on Organizational Semiotics [11] and Participatory Desi...

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Section: You Can Interact With Your Tv and You May Like It An Investimentioning

confidence: 99%

You Can Interact with Your TV and You May Like It an Investigation on Persuasive Aspects for an iDTV Application

Buchdid

Pereira

Baranauskas

2014

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…In order to address the needs of preschool children, Joly et al [13] developed a set of specific requirements, which were based on a range of existing guidelines on interactive television applications, personalized recommendation systems and interaction design for children, in the context of theories of child development. Rice and Alm [19] attempted to support older people who have difficulties in using current interface models for Digital TV. Their research indicated that ''navigational techniques that mimic aspects of real-world artefacts in a manner that individual's can quickly relate to present possible new directions in DTV design.…”

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Accessible interactive television using the MPEG-21 standard

Vlachogiannis

Gavalas

Tsekouras

et al. 2010

Univ Access Inf Soc

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In this paper, the accessibility of interactive television (iTV) is discussed as a primary factor for its satisfactory adoption and commercial success. The work presented here is undertaken in the context of a research project that focuses on delivering iTV services to disabled children. This objective is accomplished through the utilization of the arising MPEG-21 standard. Based on that standard, iTV accessibility is investigated in terms of metadata and content adaptation. The novelty of the contribution lies on a systematic methodology that deals with a wide range of accessibility problems, as opposed to previous studies that focus mostly on users with only one specific disability.

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“…With the arrival of DTV, a new business model emerged, and later iDTV opened up a variety of possibilities for new services for TV [15]. Cesar et al [7] also draw attention to TV's potential social impact, and suggest research on iDTV that incorporates characteristics of viewers and everyday lives.…”

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Clarifying the Situational Context of a TV Company towards the Design of iDTV Applications

Buchdid¹,

Hornung²,

Pereira³

et al. 2015

Information and Knowledge Management in Complex Systems

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Part 2: Organisational Semiotics and ApplicationsInternational audienceTelevision has experienced transformations that directly impact the TV companies’ production chain. In this sense, digital technology and Interactive Digital Television (iDTV) represent business opportunities in terms of investment spent by broadcasters. In this paper, we investigate the impact an iDTV application might have within a TV company by analyzing a situated context. To clarify the problem, we use the knowledge produced from workshops that were based on the Socially Aware Computing approach and that involved various stakeholders to design an iDTV application in a real context. The analysis is illustrated with the graphical representation of Ontology Charts and Norms projected for the observed organization. The findings indicate organizational changes that both suffer from and cause impact on the design of this kind of application

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Designing new interfaces for digital interactive television usable by older adults

Cited by 61 publications

References 22 publications

You Can Interact with Your TV and You May Like It an Investigation on Persuasive Aspects for an iDTV Application

You Can Interact with Your TV and You May Like It an Investigation on Persuasive Aspects for an iDTV Application

Accessible interactive television using the MPEG-21 standard

Clarifying the Situational Context of a TV Company towards the Design of iDTV Applications

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