This paper introduces a subtle interface, which evolved from the design of an alternative gestural controller in the development of a performance interface. The conceptual idea used is based on that of the traditional Bodhran instrument, an Irish frame drum. The design process was user-centered and involved professional Bodhran players and through prototyping and user-testing the resulting Vodh...

The transition from mere content consumers to more proactive “prosumers” that transformed the web is finding now place in the context of idtv. In the close future it will be common that TV content will be empowered with interactive applications that will be created not only by professionals but also on the final users’ side. This fact will change the traditional role and stereotype of TV users ...

We detail the tussle between the rigour and effectiveness of user studies for the user-centred design of technologies, drawing on the authors’ experience within a UCD team. This discussion is as much a challenge between UCD researchers coming from different disciplines as it is between the UCD team and the technologists.

User-centered product concept design aims at creating concepts of new products. Its success is dependent on the design team’s ability to use present-day information to come up with concepts concerning future products. This paper takes as its task to investigate and explore what underlies this use of future-oriented information and what challenges it poses at the creative stages of a design proc...

There is increasing pressure on developers to produce usable systems, which requires the use of appropriate methods to support user centred design during development. There is currently no consistent advice on which methods are appropriate in which circumstances, so the selection of methods relies on individual experience and expertise. Considerable effort is required to collate information fro...

PB Core is the result of the public broadcasting metadata initiative (PBMI). It is an effort of the public radio and television broadcasters to develop a schema for the description of their assets. PBMI is under the auspices of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The paper discusses the user-centered development of the schema, the elements of the PB Core, the application profile, and the f...

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