Paper Info
Title
User experiences of mobile audio conferencing with spatial audio, haptics and gestures
Abstract
Devices such as mobile phones have made it possible to take part in remote audio conferences regardless of one's physical location. Mobile phones also allow for new ways to interact with other conference participants. We present a study on evaluating the user experiences of a mobile audio conferencing system that was augmented with spatial audio, haptics, and gestures. In a user study groups of participants compared the augmented audio conference based on a mobile phone and headset to a traditional audio conference. The participants' task was to use the two alternative systems in given discussion tasks. The results of the subjective questionnaires showed that the augmented audio conference was perceived as more stimulating (e.g. creative), while the traditional audio conference was perceived as more practical (e.g. straightforward). The results of the group interviews indicated that spatial audio was the most desired feature, and that it had a positive effect on participants' perception of the conversation. Based on our findings, guidelines for the future development of similar systems are presented.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2522848.2522863
ICMI
Keywords
Field
DocType
alternative system,remote audio conference,spatial audio,augmented audio conference,user experience,user study group,mobile phone,conference participant,mobile audio conferencing system,traditional audio conference,gestures
Headset,User experience design,Haptic interaction,Conversation,Computer science,Gesture,Human–computer interaction,Mobile phone,Perception,Multimedia,Haptic technology
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
13
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jussi Rantala124426.44
Sebastian Müller26313.40
Roope Raisamo31035111.44
Katja Suhonen4474.42
Kaisa Väänänen-Vainio-Mattila588263.44
Vuokko Lantz633320.79