They call it surfing for a reason: identifying mobile internet needs through pc internet deprivation

Authors:
Rachel Hinman;Mirjana Spasojevic;Pekka Isomursu
Affiliations:
Adaptive Path, San Francisco, CA, USA;Nokia Research Lab, Palo Alto, CA, USA;Nokia Design, Oulu, Finland
Venue:
CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2008

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Abstract

In this case study we describe the details of a PC Internet deprivation study used to gather information on mobile Internet needs. Eight participants in our study used a mobile device as their only means of Internet access for four days. The case study describes details of the research methodology as well as design insights and implications that resulted from the study.