Media in the Ubiquitous Era: Ambient, Social and Gaming Media (Premier Reference Source)

312 Pages·2011·5.55 MB·English

by  Artur Lugmayr

Media in the Ubiquitous
Era:
Ambient, Social and Gaming
Media
Artur Lugmayr
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Helja Franssila
Hypermedia Laboratory, Finland
Pertti Näränen
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Olli Sotamaa
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Jukka Vanhala
Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Zhiwen Yu
Northwestern Polytechnical Unviersity, China
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Media in the ubiquitous era: ambient, social and gaming media / Artur Lugmayr ... [et al.], editors.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: “This book focuses on the definition of ambient and ubiquitous media from a cross-disciplinary viewpoint,
covering the fields of commerce, science, research affecting citizens”--Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-1-60960-774-6 (hbk.) -- ISBN 978-1-60960-775-3 (ebook) -- ISBN 978-1-60960-776-0 (print & perpetual
access) 1. Ubiquitous computing. 2. Ambient intelligence. 3. Communication--Technological innovations. I. Lugmayr,
Artur.
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List of Reviewers
Anders Drachen, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Janne Paavilainen, University of Tampere, Finland
Christian Safran, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Conor Linehan, University of Lincoln, UK
Teresa Chambel, LaSIGE University of Lisbon, Portugal
Thomas Schmieder, University of Applied Sciences Mittwaida, Germany
Sanna Malinen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Andrea Botero, Aalto University, School of Art & Design, Finland
Sal Humphreys, University of Adelaide, Australia
Hiroshi Tamura, University of Tokyo, Japan
Alison Gazzard, University of Bedfordshire, UK
Sari Vainikainen, VTT, Finland
Stefan Uhlmann, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Ning Li, University of Surrey, UK
Jiehan Zhou, University of Oulu, Finland
Juan Quemada, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
Nan Jing, University of Southern California, USA
Table of Contents
Preface ..................................................................................................................................................vii
Acknowledgment ..................................................................................................................................xi
Section 1
Consumer Experience, Customer Research, and User Profiling
Chapter 1
Analyzing User Behavior in Digital Games ...........................................................................................1
Anders Drachen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Alessandro Canossa, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Chapter 2
Comparing Two Playability Heuristic Sets with Expert Review Method:
A Case Study of Mobile Game Evaluation ...........................................................................................29
Janne Paavilainen, University of Tampere, Finland
Hannu Korhonen, Nokia Research Center, Finland
Hannamari Saarenpää, University of Tampere, Finland
Chapter 3
Lovely Place to Buy! Enhancing Grocery Shopping Experiences with a
Human-Centric Approach .....................................................................................................................53
Hiroshi Tamura, University of Tokyo, Japan
Tamami Sugasaka, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan
Kazuhiro Ueda, University of Tokyo, Japan
Chapter 4
Portable Personality and its Personalization Algorithms: An Overview and Directions ......................66
Stefan Uhlmann, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Artur Lugmayr, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Section 2
Learning, Training, and Knowledge Sharing
Chapter 5
The Integration of Aspects of Geo-Tagging and Microblogging in m-Learning ..................................95
Christian Safran, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Victor Manuel Garcia-Barrios, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS), Austria
Martin Ebner, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Chapter 6
Teaching Group Decision Making Skills to Emergency Managers via Digital Games ......................111
Conor Linehan, University of Lincoln, UK
Shaun Lawson, University of Lincoln, UK
Mark Doughty, University of Lincoln, UK
Ben Kirman, University of Lincoln, UK
Nina Haferkamp, University of Muenster, Germany
Nicole C. Krämer, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Massimiliano Schembri, University of Naples & Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies
(ISTC-CNR), Italy
Maria Luisa Nigrelli, University of Naples & Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies
(ISTC-CNR), Italy
Chapter 7
Exploring Semantic Tagging with Tilkut ............................................................................................130
Sari Vainikainen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Pirjo Näkki, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Asta Bäck, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Chapter 8
A Knowledge-Based Multimedia Adaptation Management Framework for
Ubiquitous Services ............................................................................................................................149
Ning Li, The Open University, UK
Abdelhak Attou, University of Surrey, UK
Merat Shahadi, Kings College London, UK
Klaus Moessner, University of Surrey, UK
Section 3
Novel User-Interfaces, Emerging Forms of Interaction and Media Theories
Chapter 9
Interactive Visualization and Exploration of Video Spaces through Colors in Motion ......................171
Teresa Chambel, University of Lisbon, Portugal
João Martinho, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Chapter 10
Issues on Acting in Digital Dramas ....................................................................................................188
Thomas Schmieder, University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Germany
Robert J. Wierzbicki, University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Germany
Chapter 11
Re-Coding the Algorithm: Purposeful and Appropriated Play ...........................................................200
Alison Gazzard, University of Bedfordshire, UK
Section 4
Rising Principles in Virtual Communities, Mediated Social Interaction,
and Digital Community Networking
Chapter 12
Exploring the Ecosystems and Principles of Community Innovation ................................................216
Andrea Botero, Aalto University, Finland
Kimmo Karhu, Aalto University, Finland
Sami Vihavainen, Aalto University, Finland
Chapter 13
Supporting Local Connections with Online Communities .................................................................235
Sanna Malinen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Tytti Virjo, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Sari Kujala, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Chapter 14
P2P SCCM: Service-Oriented Community Coordinated Multimedia over P2P and
Experience on Multimedia Annotation Service Development ............................................................251
Jiehan Zhou, University of Oulu, Finland
Mika Rautiainen, University of Oulu, Finland
Zhonghong Ou , Aalto University, Finland
Mika Ylianttila, University of Oulu, Finland
Chapter 15
Unraveling Intellectual Property in a Specialist Social Networking Site ...........................................269
Sal Humphreys, University of Adelaide, Australia
About the Contributors ....................................................................................................................288
Index ...................................................................................................................................................296
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Preface
Media in the ubiquitous area is undergoing a tremendous change. MindTrek (http://www.mindtrek.org),
the yearly conference in Tampere, Finland, devotes its focus on the latest trends in the wider field of
media. As part of its program, MindTrek organizes an academic conference – the Academic MindTrek
Conference - attracting a worldwide academic audience. In the years 2008 and 2009, one major focus
of the academic part was on research of media in the ubiquitous era. This edited book collects a se-
lected set of extended contributions to both academic conferences discussing the latest trends of social
media, ambient media, and digital games.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media and Web 2.0 are applied in ever more diverse practices both in private and public com-
munities. Traditional communication and expression modalities are challenged and totally new practices
are constructed in the collaborative, interactive media space
AMBIENT AND UBIQUITOUS MEDIA
“The medium is the message” - This conference track focuses on the definition of ambient and ubiqui-
tous media from a cross-disciplinary viewpoint: ambient media between technology, art, and content.
The focus of this track is on applications, theory, art-works, mixed-reality concepts, Web 3.0, and user
experiences that make ubiquitous and ambient media tick.
DIGITAL GAMES
Digital games and play are currently undergoing many transformations; gaming devices are becoming
truly connected, players are finding more possibilities for collaboration, and simultaneously, games are
being applied in novel ways and mobile usage contexts.
This book is structured into four major sections, each one highlighting another aspect of the latest
trends in the field of media:
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• Consumer Experience, Customer Research, and User Profiling;
• Learning, Training, Knowledge Sharing;
• Novel User-Interfaces, Emerging Forms of Interaction, and Media Theories;
• Communities, Mediated Social Interaction, and Digital Community Networking.
Each section compiles a set of chapters discussing issues, research, and cases contributing to this
viewpoint. The first section “Consumer Experience, Customer Research, and User Profiling”, has a clear
consumer oriented focus and contains the following four chapters:
• Andrea Botero et Al. (Exploring the Ecosystems and Principles of Community Innovation) dis-
cuss grassroots culture and the development of media to support and foster innovation within the
scope of their chapter. They elaborate what communities drive to develop innovations and how
tools can support this process with the help of practical examples. The focus is especially on com-
munity driven innovation processes and the implications on the innovation process as such.
• Janne Paavilainen et Al. (Comparing Two Playability Heuristic Sets with Expert Review Method -
A Case Study of Mobile Game Evaluation) focus on the evaluation of the user-interface design of
digital games. Consumer experience is one crucial factor in the production of games. This chapter
devotes in the development of a heuristics that help in user interface evaluation as well as in the
playability of game designs.
• Hiroshi Tamura et Al. (Lovely Place to Buy! – Enhancing Grocery Shopping Experiences with
a Human-Centric Approach) present ubiquitous services as a huge business potential for grocery
stores, however, also for increasing the shopper’s experience. This chapter devotes especially
the issue of exploiting the possibilities of ubiquitous services while shopping. It presents clear
guidelines and implications for the development of systems aiding the consumer through their
shopping activities.
• Stefan Uhlmann et Al. (Portable Personality and its Personalization Algorithms: An Overview and
Directions) give insights in the increasing amounts of multimedia content requiring techniques to
exchange, enrich, and gather information about consumers and their preferences. However, this
chapter goes far beyond existing solutions for managing personal profiles. The described concept
is based on a digital representation of a consumers’ personality and presents algorithms for ad-
vanced to associate personal profiles with multimedia services.
The second section “Learning, Training, and Knowledge Sharing” focuses on applications of digital
media in the context of learning and sharing of knowledge. The following chapters contribute to this
thematic:
• Christian Safran et Al. (The Integration of Aspects of Geo-Tagging and Microblogging in m-
Learning) emphasize location based services, social media as e.g. Wikis, mobility, and learning
as major parts in today’s world of media. The chapter focuses on the development of a mobile
micro-blogging platform for educational purposes. The application shall foster learning via geo-
tagging services.
• Conor Linehan et Al. (Teaching Group Decision Making Skills to Emergency Managers via
Digital Games) researches digital games, which can be played for fun, but also emerge in envi-
ronments for training certain risk groups on specific disaster scenarios. This chapter focuses on
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the training of emergency managers in group decision skills in emergency situations as learning
experience. The developed game emphasizes the learning experience in a simulated environment.
• Sari Vainikainen et Al. (Exploring Semantic Tagging with Tilkut) see collaborative bookmarking
and adding metadata to tags as common services in social media. By adding semantic meaning
and ontologies to these kind of services, social bookmarking becomes to a powerful tool for
knowledge sharing. Within the scope of this chapter consumer studies for enterprise use for a so-
cial bookmarking service are presented to gain insights in the requirements for social bookmark-
ing services on enterprise level.
• Ning Li et Al. (A Knowledge-Based Multimedia Adaptation Management Framework for
Ubiquitous Services) discuss that the emergence of more and more multimedia services, devices,
and delivery networks require smart mechanisms to adapt content to available resources. The sug-
gested system provides a solution to perform this challenging tasks in a context aware environ-
ment to enable interoperability and smart media distribution.
The third section “Novel User-Interfaces, Emerging Forms of Interaction and Media Theories”,
emphasize the development of new user experience based on user-interfaces, new forms of interaction,
as well as the development of new forms of content types. The following chapters devote to this issue:
• Teresa Chambel et Al. (Interactive Visualization and Exploration of Video Spaces through Colors
in Motion) discuss appropriate techniques for the visualization and exploration of digital spaces
as one main problematic with the increasing amount of digital information. This chapter focuses
on the description of an application that allows the exploration of videos with a novel designed
user interface utilizing advanced visualization techniques for browsing and interacting with large
scale video repositories
• Thomas Schieder et Al. (Issues on Acting in Digital Dramas) focus on creating a theory for the
development of a plot for digital games based on theories in acting. Interactivity patters shall sup-
port consumers in the development of drama in newly emerging interactive environments such as
e.g. iTV. The empathize is on the development of the ‘digital theatre’ based on commonly known
theories coming from acting.
• Alison Gazzard (Re-Coding the Algorithm: Purposeful and Appropriated Play) presents a more
media theoretical discussion is the content of this chapter. The chapter discusses various play types
of videogames and how games can be explored outside of the intended rules of the actual games. It
gives conclusions, theories, and research insights into reality games and their communities.
The last section of the book entitled “Rising Principles in Virtual Communities, Mediated Social
Interaction, and Digital Community Networking”, prioritizes social developments that are emerging
with the introduction of digital media. The following chapters devote to this thematic:
• Andrea Botero et Al. (Exploring the Ecosystems and Principles of Community Innovation) dis-
cuss grassroots culture and the development of media to support and foster innovation within the
scope of this chapter. What communities drive to develop innovations and how tools can support
this process is discussed on the example of practical examples. The focus is especially on com-
munity driven innovation processes and the implications on the innovation process as such.