TY - GEN
T1 - Issues and understandings for rural HCI systems development
T2 - 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2013
AU - Davies, Mark
AU - Chamberlain, Alan
AU - Crabtree, Andy
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - HCI system design has largely been focused towards urban areas, the technology and the infrastructure of such environments. Researchers are often unaware of the local, real-word context and the restraints that this can have upon the both the interactional possibilities and use of their systems in ruralsettings. Over the past decade, new developments in mobile and ubiquitous computing now make it possible for users to move beyond the urban fringes and into areas that are 'on the edge' of connectivity. Many modern systems take advantage of the Internet capabilities and being "always connected" to provide rich dynamic content, which sits within this always on and always connected model. Systems where data connectivity is relied upon can become redundant in rural spaces, where often, mobile signal is weak and connectivity unreliable. Popular digital services such as Google Maps work well in urban areas however, such services lack the detailed information required for use in rural areas and expect the user to have a good level of connectivity. This paper draws upon our research in HCI, system development and the issues relating to understanding the design and development of rural systems with real-world communities. We focus our research in this rural setting in order to provide appropriate interaction and reliable methods for improving mapping in rural spaces. We highlight the features of our research through outlining a set of principles and discussing an online and mobile solution to allow people to create mobile digital books, made up with rich multimedia, about the places they visit and activities they engage in.
AB - HCI system design has largely been focused towards urban areas, the technology and the infrastructure of such environments. Researchers are often unaware of the local, real-word context and the restraints that this can have upon the both the interactional possibilities and use of their systems in ruralsettings. Over the past decade, new developments in mobile and ubiquitous computing now make it possible for users to move beyond the urban fringes and into areas that are 'on the edge' of connectivity. Many modern systems take advantage of the Internet capabilities and being "always connected" to provide rich dynamic content, which sits within this always on and always connected model. Systems where data connectivity is relied upon can become redundant in rural spaces, where often, mobile signal is weak and connectivity unreliable. Popular digital services such as Google Maps work well in urban areas however, such services lack the detailed information required for use in rural areas and expect the user to have a good level of connectivity. This paper draws upon our research in HCI, system development and the issues relating to understanding the design and development of rural systems with real-world communities. We focus our research in this rural setting in order to provide appropriate interaction and reliable methods for improving mapping in rural spaces. We highlight the features of our research through outlining a set of principles and discussing an online and mobile solution to allow people to create mobile digital books, made up with rich multimedia, about the places they visit and activities they engage in.
KW - rural setting
KW - ubiquitous computing
KW - urban fringe
KW - agile method
KW - data connectivity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84891506773&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-39473-7_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-39473-7_5
M3 - Conference Proceeding (Non-Journal item)
AN - SCOPUS:84891506773
SN - 9783642394720
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 22
EP - 26
BT - HCI International 2013 - Posters' Extended Abstracts - International Conference, HCI International 2013, Proceedings
A2 - Stephanidis, Constantine
PB - Springer Nature
Y2 - 21 July 2013 through 26 July 2013
ER -