ITV services for socializing in public places

Pedro Almeida 1

Jorge Ferraz de Abreu 1 Rui José 2 1 University of Aveiro | 2 University of Minho

ITV services for socializing in public places from a challenge to a conceptual approach

ITV services for socializing in public places

public display networks

iTV services a similar characteristic both provide a TV centred experience

but largely separated fields with specific technological visions and usage assumptions.

The background

ITV services for socializing in public places

The scenario

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ITV services for socializing in public places

Social (IP)TV deployments

ITV services for socializing in public places

In this context

extend social TV platforms

to personalised but highly social…

ITV services for socializing in public places

In this context to watch TV in public locations vs home

a very different experience

watching collective events

ITV services for socializing in public places

some apps already explore the potential of public contexts

a very different experience

ITV services for socializing in public places

collective viewing IPTV + public spaces: challenges

Individual remote controls +

ITV services for socializing in public places

IPTV + public spaces: our own remote

ITV services for socializing in public places

IPTV + public spaces: a technical approach

ITV services for socializing in public places

IPTV + public spaces: scenarios

collaborative decisions

how many fans in the room?

ITV services for socializing in public places

IPTV + public spaces: scenarios

collaborative actions

bets / predictions

ITV services for socializing in public places

IPTV + public spaces: main challenge

appropriate interaction models for supporting multi-user interaction

and (alternative) devices smart tags – zigbee - accelerometer

ITV services for socializing in public places

Final remarks IPTV provides simple technical

conditions for new services in collective viewing environments

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