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An emergent role for TV in social communication

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Marian F. Ursu,

Karl Bergström,

Joshan MeenowaAuthors Info & Claims

EuroITV '09: Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Interactive TV and Video

Pages 19 - 28

https://doi.org/10.1145/1542084.1542088

Published: 03 June 2009 Publication History

Abstract

This paper discusses early results from the EU FP7 project Together Anywhere Together Anytime (TA2).TA2 is related to the use of television as a device which supports social interactions between groups.The paper introduces the idea of framing experiences, within which social communication can take place, and explains that social communication is a key motivator in a number theories on a human motivation. The paper reports how some ideas from framing experiences were evaluated through semi structured interviews with 16 families across 4 European countries. It discusses how some of the key issues and behaviours mentioned by users generate a number of hypotheses about how such communications could be improved.

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An emergent role for TV in social communication
1. Applied computing
  1. Law, social and behavioral sciences
    1. Psychology
    2. Sociology
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design

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EuroITV '09: Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Interactive TV and Video

June 2009

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ISBN:9781605583402

DOI:10.1145/1542084

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CUO, IBBT / K.U.Leuven, Belgium

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