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Conceptualizing New Mobile Devices By Observing Gossip and Social Network Formation Amongst the Extremely Mobile - Mobile Information Sharing 1 (MIS-1)
Axup, Jeff and Viller, Stephen (2005-12-01) Conceptualizing New Mobile Devices By Observing Gossip and Social Network Formation Amongst the Extremely Mobile - Mobile Information Sharing 1 (MIS-1). ITEE Technical Report No. 459, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland.
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| Author(s) |
Axup, Jeff
Viller, Stephen
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| Title |
Conceptualizing New Mobile Devices By Observing Gossip and Social Network Formation Amongst the Extremely Mobile - Mobile Information Sharing 1 (MIS-1)
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| School, Department or Centre |
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
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The University of Queensland
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| Report Number |
ITEE Technical Report No. 459
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2005-12-01
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280104 Computer-Human Interaction
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| Abstract/Summary |
Backpackers are a large number of young, budget travellers that move through Australia and the rest of the world each year. They tend to seek new experiences, travel cheaply, and
many prefer to let chance occurrences guide their journey. Backpackers primarily flow in a bi-directional North-South current through the East Coast cities of Australia. They often form eddies to
unknown locations, or pause to rest in pools of other backpackers. Backpackers often wish to organize group activities, but have few collaboration methods available. They regularly explore
unfamiliar locations quickly, but have only basic resources to inform them about those places. Despite the desired collaboration, only a trickle of communication is possible between them as they
move. Many opportunities exist for mobile devices to assist them with their difficulties. We used a combination of mobile group ethnography, contextual group interviews and participatory
activities, to explore current communication behaviour between backpackers engaged in a typical tourist activity. Research methods were also evaluated to determine their utility for studying mobile
groups. Results indicate a long list of inconveniences backpackers face, which have translate into a list of 48 user requirements and a table of 35 product ideas. Ethnographic observation worked
well in person and with audio recorders, but not well with video. Participatory methods allowed rapid, inexpensive exploration of a social pairing system and provided redesign data. We also learned
how different phases of mobility can effect communication and behaviour of groups of backpackers.
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| Keyword(s) |
mobile information sharing
social network formation
mobile ethnography
Mobile HCI
CSCW
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