Analysing the experience of being guided by a mobile guide app

Authors

  • Heloisa Candello Universidade Anhembi Morumbi
  • Lyn Pemberton University of Brighton

Keywords:

Mobile design, MobileHCI, Interface Design.

Abstract

This work is part of a study to deliver design guidelines for developing outdoor mobile multimedia guides and refine methods to collect and analyse data from field work with visitors of cultural heritage settings. It concentrates on how tourists behave and the kinds of information they require in location-based contexts with mobile guides. Twelve participants took a tour, making use of a mobile guide app describing monuments in Brighton, England. Overall, 57 recommendations for improvement were gathered and covered issues of multimedia use, context and content.  Additionally, the study gave insights into cultural background differences; collaboration; influence of technology and language; and environmental factors.

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Author Biographies

Heloisa Candello, Universidade Anhembi Morumbi

PhD student in Interactive Technologies,University of Brighton,lecturer at Universidade Anhembi Morumbi.

Lyn Pemberton, University of Brighton

Dr, Reader in Human Computer Interaction, University of Brighton, East Sussex, UK.

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Mobilidade: tendências e desafios na era digital

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CANDELLO, H.; PEMBERTON, L. Analysing the experience of being guided by a mobile guide app. Revista GEMInIS, [S. l.], v. 2, n. 1, p. 21–52, 2011. Disponível em: https://revistageminis.ufscar.br/index.php/geminis/article/view/38. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011): Mobilidade: tendências e desafios na era digital

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