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It is the 8th time when the Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services is being arranged. We are happy to be able to arrange and host the conference this time in Espoo, Finland.We hope - and believe - that... more
It is the 8th time when the Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services is being arranged. We are happy to be able to arrange and host the conference this time in Espoo, Finland.We hope - and believe - that this conference will be a success in many ways. The aim is to bring both academics and practitioners together to discuss jointly about the interesting future of mobile devices and services. Currently, this topical area is not only changing very quickly but it is also having major impact in general in our surroundings. The impact is not just on research, not even just on industrial issues, but on society as well.Recent estimates point out that mobile information and communication devices are spreading globally with such a pace that has never been seen before. The devices and corresponding services are not anymore a marginal phenomenon in any way: They are not anymore used by an exclusive group of people for a restricted set of activities. These information appliances are being used more and more not only by the consumers but also by professionals in different industrial branches such as logistics, traffic and construction. Also, the usage is becoming common in surroundings and situations that would not have been expected a while ago. How to design information appliances for people who cannot read, or for people who do not have electricity? As these types of questions emerge, new perspectives to look at the development of the mobile devices and services are required.This development is changing the world.MobileHCI 2006 aims at reflecting this development. The conference is divided into three thematic parts. The three conference days address the effect of mobile devices and services from the directions of society, research, and industry. Each of the three main conference days are opened with a keynote speech addressing these topics: How do mobiles affect society? What are the emerging frontline research directions? What are the industrial and commercial expectations? These three viewpoints aim at delivering a general picture of the thematic area providing a basis for further discussions and explorations among the participants of the conference.The sessions in the conference are put together with the emphasis on the subject of the submissions, not on the format/category of the submission. Sessions are divided according to the subject of papers crossing the format/category boundaries. This arrangement aims at stimulating interaction between academic and industrial participants, providing more visibility also to the work done at companies as well as providing new innovative grounds for future research. A practical consequence from this is the fact that the sessions in the conference are of variable length depending on the amount of papers on a specific theme. We hope that this experiment will turn out to be successful.Even though the three main conference days form the body of the conference, the conference has traditional pre-conference events, workshops and tutorials as well as a new part: doctoral consortium. These events provide a forum for intensive interaction between the core actors in the field.MobileHCI has raised substantial interest among the academic and industrial people. The conference received 82 full paper submissions, 120 short paper submissions, 10 industrial case study submissions, 11 posters, 8 demonstrations and 4 suggestions about panel discussions. Out of these, 20 long research papers, 20 short papers, and 5 industrial case study papers were selected for presentation in the conference. The rather strict acceptance rate at around 25% provides good expectations about the high quality of the presentations in the conference.This year, the selection process of the papers was slightly changed from the previous conferences: According to experience and comments from the previous conferences, meta-reviewing was added to the reviewing and selection process. In addition to the three reviewers that were assigned to every submitted paper, meta-reviewers were also selected to look through all the reviews and check for consistency and argumentation provided in the reviews. The aim with meta-reviewing was to ascertain that every author receives constructive feedback concerning their submission whether the paper was accepted or not for presentation in the conference. We hope that this reviewing style accelerates the improvement of all submitted papers to the conference, not just the ones that were accepted. Reviewing of the papers has required lots of effort and we want to thank all reviewers and meta-reviewers for their outstanding work.We are happy to arrange the conference in Espoo. Espoo is a major center of technology in Finland with its University of Technology campus area, the premises of the Technology Research Centre of Finland, and the home of many innovative small and large technology businesses including the headquarters of the platinum sponsor of the MobileHCI…
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Usability capability assessmentsare carried out to analysethe capability of a development organisation in performing user-centred design (UCD). We carried out four experimental usability capability assessments to learn how to perform... more
Usability capability assessmentsare carried out to analysethe capability of a development organisation in performing user-centred design (UCD). We carried out four experimental usability capability assessments to learn how to perform assessments effectively in industrial settings.Our starting point was traditiona l software processassessmentbased on ISO 15504 (‘SPICE’ ). The recent ISO/TR 18529 was used as the process reference modelof UCD. Our experimentsshowedthat the focusof ISO 15504 process assessments — managementof activit ies— did not exactly meetthe needs of assessmentsin our context. These experiencesled us to a modified assessment approach where the focusis in performance of UCD. Its main characteristics are:
User-Centered Design (UCD) under the umbrella of user experience (UX) has gained momentum as the de facto standard to produce successful products and services. Use of products is seen as a highly personal and context-sensitive balancing... more
User-Centered Design (UCD) under the umbrella of user experience (UX) has gained momentum as the de facto standard to produce successful products and services. Use of products is seen as a highly personal and context-sensitive balancing act that derives its uniqueness from the actions and emotions of the users. While the definition of UX is still in the making, it
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E-learning in university context usually includes a quite large network of actors, resources and technologies. The main actor in learning ecosystem is the student. Other key members are teachers, information about the courses (syllabus,... more
E-learning in university context usually includes a quite large network of actors, resources and technologies. The main actor in learning ecosystem is the student. Other key members are teachers, information about the courses (syllabus, schedule) and information resources about the study topic (books, lecture slides and notes, web-resources). In university context teachers are responsible for selecting the information resources but libraries usually administer them. As a consequence the library is also a central actor in e- ...
Despite the rapid adoption of Facebook as a means of photo sharing, minimal research has been conducted to understand user gratification behind this activity. In order to address this gap, the current study examines users’ gratifications... more
Despite the rapid adoption of Facebook as a means of photo sharing, minimal research has been conducted to understand user gratification behind this activity. In order to address this gap, the current study examines users’ gratifications in sharing photos on Facebook by applying Uses and Gratification (U&G) theory. An online survey completed by 368 respondents identified six different gratifications, namely, affection, attention seeking, disclosure, habit, information sharing, and social influence, behind sharing digital photos on Facebook. Some of the study’s prominent findings were: age was in positive correlation with disclosure and social influence gratifications; gender differences were identified among habit and disclosure gratifications; number of photos shared was negatively correlated with habit and information sharing gratifications. The study’s implications can be utilized to refine existing and develop new features and services bridging digital photos and social networking services.
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The amount of personal photos is massively increasing and managing them effectively and efficiently requires new approaches and practices. This study analyses the users’ needs and their behaviour towards photo tagging in the context of a... more
The amount of personal photos is massively increasing and managing them effectively and efficiently requires new approaches and practices. This study analyses the users’ needs and their behaviour towards photo tagging in the context of a personal photo repository. Our results are from a qualitative study with 15 users. Study methods include a questionnaire and a task analysis approach in which we analyse and evaluate practices around semi-automated photo tagging. In the task analysis, we describe and use a photo tagging application called SmartImages for studying the actual tagging experience. The results from the study indicate that photo tagging in personal collections is rarely used as it is considered too laborious. The task analysis with SmartImages made users consider tagging worthwhile and beneficial. The results propose changes to the implementation of tagging functionality in photo management applications. We conclude that better visibility of the tagging feature and introducing social elements would improve the usage and benefit of tagging. Providing automated tag suggestions that are comprehensible, conceptually relevant and the relation between the displayed tags and the photo is clear would make users more willing to engage with tagging activities. Addressing the mentioned issues would help the users in managing the increasing number of personal photos.
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Usability capability assessments are carried out to analyse the capability of a development organisation in performing user-centred design (UCD). We carried out four experimental usability capability assessments to learn how to perform... more
Usability capability assessments are carried out to analyse the capability of a development organisation in performing user-centred design (UCD). We carried out four experimental usability capability assessments to learn how to perform assessments effectively in industrial settings. Our starting point was traditional software process assessment based on ISO 15504
(‘SPICE’). The recent ISO/TR 18529 was used as the process reference model of UCD. Our experiments showed that the focus of ISO 15504 process assessments — management of activities — did not exactly meet the needs of assessments in our context. These experiences led us to a modified assessment approach where the focus is in performance of UCD. Its main characteristics are:
1. a refined UCD process model;
2. a three-dimensional capability scale; and
3. implementation of an assessment as a workshop rather than a series of interviews.
(‘SPICE’). The recent ISO/TR 18529 was used as the process reference model of UCD. Our experiments showed that the focus of ISO 15504 process assessments — management of activities — did not exactly meet the needs of assessments in our context. These experiences led us to a modified assessment approach where the focus is in performance of UCD. Its main characteristics are:
1. a refined UCD process model;
2. a three-dimensional capability scale; and
3. implementation of an assessment as a workshop rather than a series of interviews.
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Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Science in Technology to be presented with due ... Finland) on the 22nd of October, 2004, at 12 o'clock noon. ... Author: Marko Nieminen Department: Department of Computer Science and... more
Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Science in Technology to be presented with due ... Finland) on the 22nd of October, 2004, at 12 o'clock noon. ... Author: Marko Nieminen Department: Department of Computer Science and Engineering ... Subject of the Thesis: ...
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Research Interests: Cognitive Science, Philosophy, Human Resource Development, Multimedia, User Interface, and 10 moreTraining and Education, Distributed Work, Learning Organisation, Performance Support, Management System, Electronic Performance Support System, Point of View, Work Practice, New Products, and AI & Society
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In this paper a description of business process simulation is given. Crucial part in the simulation of business processes is the analysis of social contacts between the participants. We will introduce a tool to collect log data and how... more
In this paper a description of business process simulation is given. Crucial part in the simulation of business processes is the analysis of social contacts between the participants. We will introduce a tool to collect log data and how this log data can be effectively analyzed using two ...
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In lightweight assembly work the need for information support systems has grown greatly. In agile production the computer based information support systems are a promising accurate and fast way to produce the needed information in the... more
In lightweight assembly work the need for information support systems has grown greatly. In agile production the computer based information support systems are a promising accurate and fast way to produce the needed information in the production line. Contemporary ...
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In this paper, we present further improvement to the DISCUS software that can be used to record and analyze the flow and constants of business process simulation session discussion. The tool was initially introduced in 'visual... more
In this paper, we present further improvement to the DISCUS software that can be used to record and analyze the flow and constants of business process simulation session discussion. The tool was initially introduced in 'visual data exploration and analysis IV' conference. The initial ...
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Process Snapshots Supporting Operators' Expertise Management Toni Koskinen, Marko Nieminen Hanmi Paunonen, Jaakko Oksanen Software Business and Metso Automation Inc. Engineering Institute (SoberIT) PO Box 237, FIN-33101, FINLAND... more
Process Snapshots Supporting Operators' Expertise Management Toni Koskinen, Marko Nieminen Hanmi Paunonen, Jaakko Oksanen Software Business and Metso Automation Inc. Engineering Institute (SoberIT) PO Box 237, FIN-33101, FINLAND Helsinki University of Technology ...
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UISB-The User Interface Specification Browser Marko, Nieminen, ToniKoskinen, MikaelJohnson Software Business and Engineering Institute: SoberIT, Helsinki University of Technology. PO Box 9600, FIN-020I5, FINLAND Firstname. Lastname (£... more
UISB-The User Interface Specification Browser Marko, Nieminen, ToniKoskinen, MikaelJohnson Software Business and Engineering Institute: SoberIT, Helsinki University of Technology. PO Box 9600, FIN-020I5, FINLAND Firstname. Lastname (£ i> hut. fi Abstract: In this paper, ...
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In this paper a description of business process simulation is given. Crucial part in the simulation of business processes is the analysis of social contacts between the participants. We will introduce a tool to collect log data and how... more
In this paper a description of business process simulation is given. Crucial part in the simulation of business processes is the analysis of social contacts between the participants. We will introduce a tool to collect log data and how this log data can be effectively analyzed using two ...
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Lightweight Contextual Design-a Case Study in Process Control Environment Marko Nieminen, Toni Koskinen Helsinki University of Technology, SofSvare Business and Engineering Institute \ 1 arko-Njeminenfrt, hut, fi i-Koskinen iv. hut. fi... more
Lightweight Contextual Design-a Case Study in Process Control Environment Marko Nieminen, Toni Koskinen Helsinki University of Technology, SofSvare Business and Engineering Institute \ 1 arko-Njeminenfrt, hut, fi i-Koskinen iv. hut. fi Kirsi Kontio, Juhani Rauhamaa ...
Abstract. We examine the possibilities of conversation analysis (CA) in usability testing. The goal is to examine how usability test setups serve as source for the CA analysis. We used video data from two earlier usability tests. Our... more
Abstract. We examine the possibilities of conversation analysis (CA) in usability testing. The goal is to examine how usability test setups serve as source for the CA analysis. We used video data from two earlier usability tests. Our results indicate that traditional test setup does not serve as a sufficient source for CA. The actions in the user interface were unclear, the user's facial reactions were not visible, and the user is occasionally having more conversation with the moderator than the system. CA approach can be taken towards two ...
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... ACM 978-1-4503-0268-5/11/05. Mika P. Nieminen Aalto University School of Science PO Box 19210 FI-00076 Aalto, Finland mika.nieminen@aalto.fi Mikael Runonen Aalto University School of Science PO Box 19210 FI-00076 Aalto, Finland... more
... ACM 978-1-4503-0268-5/11/05. Mika P. Nieminen Aalto University School of Science PO Box 19210 FI-00076 Aalto, Finland mika.nieminen@aalto.fi Mikael Runonen Aalto University School of Science PO Box 19210 FI-00076 Aalto, Finland mikael.runonen@aalto.fi ...
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In this paper, we present further improvement to the DISCUS software that can be used to record and analyze the flow and constants of business process simulation session discussion. The tool was initially introduced in 'visual... more
In this paper, we present further improvement to the DISCUS software that can be used to record and analyze the flow and constants of business process simulation session discussion. The tool was initially introduced in 'visual data exploration and analysis IV' conference. The initial ...