Requirements for mobile photoware

  • Authors:
  • Morgan Ames;Dean Eckles;Mor Naaman;Mirjana Spasojevic;Nancy House

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Communication, Stanford University, Stanford, USA 94305-2050 and Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, USA 94304;Department of Communication, Stanford University, Stanford, USA 94305-2050 and Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, USA 94304;School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA 08901;Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto, USA 94304;School of Information, University of California, Berkeley, USA 94720-4600

  • Venue:
  • Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

What is the future of digital imaging? Mobile imaging technologies have been changing rapidly and will continue to do so. We explore new developments in cameraphone photography with the goal of improving the design of the next generation of mobile imaging devices. We equipped 26 diverse participants with cameraphones, photo uploading and sharing software, and access to online photo-accounts for 3---5聽months. This study allowed us to identify emerging practices in mobile photoware. We report on new and continuing practices across the lifespan of photos in this new imaging environment, including image capture, upload, annotation, archiving, sharing, and viewing. Based on these results, we develop design criteria and implications for designers and makers of mobile devices, mobile imaging and sharing software, and desktop and online photo software.