Content splitting & space sharing: Collaboratively reading & sharing children's stories on mobile devices

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Abstract

This paper addresses how children can collaborate by leveraging the ubiquity of mobile devices. Specifically we investigate how children (ages 8 - 9) read and share children's stories using two collaborative configurations: content splitting and space sharing. Content splitting is where interface pieces (e.g. words, pictures) are split between two or more devices. Space sharing is where the same content (e.g. a document) is spread or shared across devices. The results point to an overall preference for the content splitting configuration. Supporting collaborative configurations on mobile devices can help overcome one of the most significant usability issues these devices face - their limited screen space.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMobile HCI 2011 - 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services
Pages361-370
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Mobile HCI 2011 - Stockholm, Sweden
Duration: 30 Aug 20112 Sep 2011

Publication series

NameMobile HCI 2011 - 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Mobile HCI 2011
Country/TerritorySweden
CityStockholm
Period30/08/112/09/11

Keywords

  • collocated collaboration
  • mobile devices
  • narratives
  • reading
  • sharing

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