Immersive video as a rapid prototyping and evaluation tool for mobile and ambient applications

  • Authors:
  • Pushpendra Singh;Hai Nam Ha;Zhiwen Kuang;Patrick Olivier;Christian Kray;Phil Blythe;Phil James

  • Affiliations:
  • Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 8th conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

A key issue in mobile and ambient computing is the effort required to rapidly prototype and evaluate user interfaces and applications. Existing technologies for these tasks suffer either from low fidelity (e.g. paper prototypes, mental walkthroughs) or effectively require a near full-scale deployment. We propose an approach using immersive video with surround sound and a simulated infrastructure to create a very realistic environment in the office or the lab. It provides a low-cost and rapid means to prototype user interfaces and applications, and to evaluate them in a realistic simulation of the context, in which they are intended to be used.