Call for papers: "Future networked interactive media systems and services for the new-senior communities". Ubicomp 2006 Workshop
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C678BE.025C24BF Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable (Apologies for cross-posting) Call for papers - June 16, 2006: Submission Deadline (workshop position = papers) =93Future networked interactive media systems and services for the=20 new-senior communities: enabling older users to create and share self = authored multimedia content=94 workshop in conjunction with UBICOMP 2006 = =96 www.sintef.no/ubicomp=20 TOPIC Today, the traditional barriers between mainstream and homemade media = are dissolving. In particularly younger and professional users, use = networked media applications for new types of social participation = through content creation and content sharing. The lack of senior users = indicates a need for applications targeting this user group. This calls = for a better understanding of elderly users=92 requirements in the new = media landscape. This workshop is a discussion platform to unfold the design of future = scenarios of pervasive interactive multimedia for elderly people. These = systems should seek to improve elderly peoples' access to social = services, to facilitate social contacts as well as access to = context-based infotainment and entertainment, to facilitate social = participation and independent living, in sum, to improve the welfare and = quality of life for the industrialized world aging society and reducing = the digital divide.=20 More specifically this workshop addresses three major obstacles that = must be overcome for elderly citizens to take advantage of these new = technological developments: 1) lack of methods and tools to identify = elderly users requirements for a social and creative media usage, 2) = lack of knowledge in understanding the factors motivating usage of such = applications as well as its social impact on senior citizens and 3) the = complexity of multimodal user interfaces in networked applications.=20 The aim is to generate debate about the design and development of new = pervasive applications which will make it possible for elderly citizens = to be content creators and consumers of self-authored content = facilitating in this way leisure and social activities and, at the same = time, encouraging mobility. The workshop will focus on a discussion on = new methods such as living labs, on-the-field enactments, 'Cultural = Probes', Participatory Design approaches and advanced in-situ evaluation = techniques.. Moreover, workshop organizers will open up a debate around = how too identify suitable novel interaction models more appropriate for = these scenarios. OBJECTIVES The workshop aims at: =95 analyzing crucial user experience issues related to the support = independent living and mobility through mobile devices and ambient = technologies for the elderly people. =95 sharing experiences about applications for socialization, to allow = the elderly people to reinforce and extend their social context, = sustaining, at the same time, independent living. =95 what user requirements will help elderly people towards the creation = and sharing of personal, self authored content and the convergence = between personal communication and content as well as understanding the = societal impact of this kind of media activities. .=20 =95 finding suitable methodologies and techniques to prospect feasible = and relevant scenarios and design consequently appropriate application/s = intersecting between mobile devices, PCs, ambient interfaces and iTV. =95 identifying emerging nomadic cultures and lifestyles of elderly = people and related socio-cultural trends as a relevant factor in = =91predicting the future=92 of mobile social electronic media for the = elderly people and encourage mobility among them. =95 exploring the potential of novel user interfaces such as home based = ambient displays and iTV in advanced and pervasive communication = scenarios for the elderly people using a Participatory Design and = user-centred approach that focus on users' cultural, social, behavioural = and ergonomic backgrounds. =95 making a roadmap of representative social features that encourage = social use with mobile devices and iTV. =95 becoming aware of appropriate techniques to evaluate usability and = accessibility issues in these new applications for sociability with = in-situ based evaluation techniques (e.g. user testing) and expert based = evaluation (e.g. heuristic evaluation). =95 investigating possible new interactive models and new ways of = digital content for these systems; =95 contributing to create and strengthen a multidisciplinary research = community around the topic. AUDIENCE The workshop is intended for managers of HCI projects working in the = iTV, web, ambient and mobile industry (telecom companies, device = manufacturers, broadcasters, service and content providers, etc.); = industrial designer; event organizers; human factors practitioners; = interface evaluators and testers; HF academics and students with = interests in human computer interaction for advanced pervasive systems; = designers in general and new trends consultants. Although no particular = skills are required, basic knowledge of HCI design issues is = recommended. PARTICIPATION Workshop candidates are requested to send a position paper (no longer = than 4 A4 pages) about a research or study (to be included in one of the = sessions described above) they have been involved with before the 16 = June to [email protected]. All papers will be peer-reviewed by the members of the Program Committee = and participants will be selected on the basis of their interests, = quality of the position papers and familiarity with the topic. DEADLINES =95 June 16, 2006: Submission Deadline (workshop position papers) =95 July 24, 2006: Acceptance Notification (workshop position papers) =95 September 17-18, 2006: Workshops =95 September 19-21, 2006: UbiComp Main Conference WORKSOP WEBSITE www.sintef.no/ubicomp ORGANIZERS Dr. Anxo Cereijo Roib=E1s=20 University of Brighton Petter Bae Brandtz=E6g=20 SINTEF ICT=20 Prof. Dr. Veerle Van Rompaey=20 University of Leuven=20 Urpo Tuomela,=20 City of Oulu=20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C678BE.025C24BF Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 6.5.7638.1"> <TITLE>Call for papers: "Future networked interactive media systems = and services for the new-senior communities". Ubicomp 2006 = Workshop</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- Converted from text/plain format --> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2>(Apologies for cross-posting)<BR> <BR> Call for papers - June 16, 2006: Submission Deadline (workshop = position papers)<BR> <BR> <BR> “Future networked interactive media systems and services for = the<BR> new-senior communities: enabling older users to create and share self = authored multimedia content” workshop in conjunction with UBICOMP = 2006 – www.sintef.no/ubicomp<BR> <BR> <BR> TOPIC<BR> <BR> Today, the traditional barriers between mainstream and homemade media = are dissolving. In particularly younger and professional users, use = networked media applications for new types of social participation = through content creation and content sharing. The lack of senior users = indicates a need for applications targeting this user group. This calls = for a better understanding of elderly users’ requirements in the = new media landscape.<BR> <BR> This workshop is a discussion platform to unfold the design of future = scenarios of pervasive interactive multimedia for elderly people. These = systems should seek to improve elderly peoples' access to social = services, to facilitate social contacts as well as access to = context-based infotainment and entertainment, to facilitate social = participation and independent living, in sum, to improve the welfare and = quality of life for the industrialized world aging society and reducing = the digital divide.<BR> <BR> More specifically this workshop addresses three major obstacles that = must be overcome for elderly citizens to take advantage of these new = technological developments: 1) lack of methods and tools to identify = elderly users requirements for a social and creative media usage, 2) = lack of knowledge in understanding the factors motivating usage of such = applications as well as its social impact on senior citizens and 3) the = complexity of multimodal user interfaces in networked applications.<BR> <BR> The aim is to generate debate about the design and development of new = pervasive applications which will make it possible for elderly citizens = to be content creators and consumers of self-authored content = facilitating in this way leisure and social activities and, at the same = time, encouraging mobility. The workshop will focus on a discussion on = new methods such as living labs, on-the-field enactments, 'Cultural = Probes', Participatory Design approaches and advanced in-situ evaluation = techniques.. Moreover, workshop organizers will open up a debate around = how too identify suitable novel interaction models more appropriate for = these scenarios.<BR> <BR> OBJECTIVES<BR> The workshop aims at:<BR> • analyzing crucial user = experience issues related to the support independent living and mobility = through mobile devices and ambient technologies for the elderly = people.<BR> • sharing experiences about = applications for socialization, to allow the elderly people to reinforce = and extend their social context, sustaining, at the same time, = independent living.<BR> • what user requirements will = help elderly people towards the creation and sharing of personal, self = authored content and the convergence between personal communication and = content as well as understanding the societal impact of this kind = of media activities. .<BR> • finding suitable = methodologies and techniques to prospect feasible and relevant scenarios = and design consequently appropriate application/s intersecting between = mobile devices, PCs, ambient interfaces and iTV.<BR> • identifying emerging nomadic = cultures and lifestyles of elderly people and related socio-cultural = trends as a relevant factor in ‘predicting the future’ of = mobile social electronic media for the elderly people and encourage = mobility among them.<BR> • exploring the potential of = novel user interfaces such as home based ambient displays and iTV in = advanced and pervasive communication scenarios for the elderly people = using a Participatory Design and user-centred approach that focus on = users' cultural, social, behavioural and ergonomic backgrounds.<BR> • making a roadmap of = representative social features that encourage social use with mobile = devices and iTV.<BR> • becoming aware of appropriate = techniques to evaluate usability and accessibility issues in these new = applications for sociability with in-situ based evaluation techniques = (e.g. user testing) and expert based evaluation (e.g. heuristic = evaluation).<BR> • investigating possible new = interactive models and new ways of digital content for these = systems;<BR> • contributing to create and = strengthen a multidisciplinary research community around the topic.<BR> <BR> AUDIENCE<BR> The workshop is intended for managers of HCI projects working in the = iTV, web, ambient and mobile industry (telecom companies, device = manufacturers, broadcasters, service and content providers, etc.); = industrial designer; event organizers; human factors practitioners; = interface evaluators and testers; HF academics and students with = interests in human computer interaction for advanced pervasive systems; = designers in general and new trends consultants. Although no particular = skills are required, basic knowledge of HCI design issues is = recommended.<BR> <BR> PARTICIPATION<BR> Workshop candidates are requested to send a position paper (no longer = than 4 A4 pages) about a research or study (to be included in one of the = sessions described above) they have been involved with before the 16 = June to [email protected].<BR> All papers will be peer-reviewed by the members of the Program Committee = and participants will be selected on the basis of their interests, = quality of the position papers and familiarity with the topic.<BR> <BR> DEADLINES<BR> • June 16, 2006: Submission = Deadline (workshop position papers)<BR> • July 24, 2006: Acceptance = Notification (workshop position papers)<BR> • September 17-18, 2006: = Workshops<BR> • September 19-21, 2006: = UbiComp Main Conference<BR> <BR> WORKSOP WEBSITE<BR> www.sintef.no/ubicomp<BR> <BR> ORGANIZERS<BR> <BR> Dr. Anxo Cereijo Roib=E1s<BR> University of Brighton<BR> <BR> Petter Bae Brandtz=E6g<BR> SINTEF ICT<BR> <BR> Prof. Dr. Veerle Van Rompaey<BR> University of Leuven<BR> <BR> Urpo Tuomela,<BR> City of Oulu<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C678BE.025C24BF--