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As Editor-in-Chief of the new International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI), I am very pleased to announce the release of the inaugural issue. Please see below for a detailed description of the contents of this issue, as well as information on how to obtain copies of the journal/articles and on how submit to the journal.
Dr. Joanna Lumsden
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction
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www.igi-global.com/IJMHCI
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The contents of the latest issue of:
International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 1, Issue 1, January-March 2009
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1942-390x EISSN: 1942-3918
Published by IGI Publishing, Hershey-New York, USA
www.igi-global.com/ijmhci
Editor-in-Chief: Joanna Lumsden, National Research Council of Canada, Canada
PAPER ONE:
Instrumented Usability Analysis for Mobile Devices
Andrew Crossan, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Roderick Murray-Smith, University of Glasgow, Scotland and Hamilton Institute, National University of Ireland - Maynooth, Ireland
Stephen Brewster, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Bojan Musizza, Institut Jozef Stefan, Slovenia
This article discusses how instrumented usability analysis involves the use of sensors during a usability study which provide observations from which the evaluator can infer details of the context of use, specific activities or disturbances. This is particularly useful for the evaluation of mobile and wearable devices, which are currently difficult to test realistically without constraining users in unnatural ways. To illustrate the benefits of such an approach, the authors present a study of touch-screen selection of on-screen targets, whilst walking and sitting, using a PocketPC instrumented with an accelerometer. From the accelerometer data the user's gait behaviour is inferred, allowing us to link performance to gait phase angle, showing there were phase regions with significantly lower error and variability. The article provides examples of how information acquired via sensors gives us quantitatively measurable information about the detailed interactions taking place when mobile, allowing designers to test and revise design decisions, based on realistic user activity.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=32949
PAPER TWO:
Appropriating Heuristic Evaluation for Mobile Computing
E. Bertini, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
T. Catarci, University of Rome "La Sapienza," Italy
A. Dix, Lancaster University, UK
S. Gabrielli, University of Udine, Italy
S. Kimani, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
G. Santucci, University of Rome "La Sapienza," Italy
This article describes a modified collection of usability heuristics that are designed to be appropriate for evaluation in mobile computing. Heuristic evaluation has proven popular for desktop and web interfaces, both in practical design and as a research topic. Compared to full user studies, heuristic evaluation can be highly cost-effective, allowing a large proportion of usability flaws to be detected ahead of full development with limited resource investment. Mobile computing shares many usability issues with more conventional interfaces. However, it also poses particular problems for usability evaluation related to aspects such as limited screen real estate, intermittent user attention, and contextual factors.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=32950
PAPER THREE:
Pickup Usability Dominates: A Brief History of Mobile Text Entry Research and Adoption
Mark David Dunlop, University of Strathclyde, UK
Michelle Montgomery Masters, University of Strathclyde, UK
This article discusses how text entry on mobile devices (e.g. phones and PDAs) has been a research challenge since devices shrank below laptop size: mobile devices are simply too small to have a traditional full-size keyboard. There has been a profusion of research into text entry techniques for smaller keyboards and touch screens: some of which have become mainstream, while others have not lived up to early expectations. As the mobile phone industry moves to mainstream touch screen interaction we will review the range of input techniques for mobiles, together with evaluations that have taken place to assess their validity: from theoretical modelling through to formal usability experiments. We also report initial results on iPhone text entry speed.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=32951
PAPER FOUR:
On-the-Move and in Your Car: An Overview of HCI Issues for In-Car Computing
G.E. Burnett, University of Nottingham, UK
The introduction of computing and communications technologies within cars raises a range of novel human-computer interaction (HCI) issues. In particular, it is critical to understand how user-interfaces within cars can best be designed to account for the severe physical, perceptual and cognitive constraints placed on users by the driving context. This article introduces the driving situation and explains the range of computing systems being introduced within cars and their associated user-interfaces. The overall human-focused factors that designers must consider for this technology are raised. Furthermore, the range of methods (e.g. use of simulators, instrumented vehicles) available to designers of in-car user-interfaces are compared and contrasted. Specific guidance for one key system, vehicle navigation, is provided in a case study discussion.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=32952
PAPER FIVE:
User Acceptance of Mobile Services
Eija Kaasinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
This article presents the technology acceptance model and introduces two case studies of implementing the model as a design and evaluation framework in practice. Personal mobile devices are increasingly being used as platforms for interactive services. Ease of use is important, but the services should also provide clear value to the user and they should be trustworthy and easy to adopt. These user acceptance factors form the core of the Technology Acceptance Model for Mobile Services introduced in this article. The model has been set up based on field trials of several mobile services with altogether more than 200 test users.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/articles/details.asp?id=32953
Book Review:
Handbook of Research on User Interface Design and Mobile Evaluation for Mobile
Technology
Edited By: Joanna Lumsden
ISBN: 978-1-59904-871-0
Copyright 2008
1240 pages
Reviewed by Matt Jones, Swansea University, UK
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For full copies of the above articles, check for this issue of the International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI) in your institution's library. This journal is also included in the IGI Global aggregated "InfoSci-Journals" database: www.infosci-journals.com. If your library is not currently subscribed to IJMHCI, recommend IJMHCI subscription http://www.igi-global.com/journals/details.asp?ID=8050&mode=recommend to your library or "InfoSci-Journals" to your librarian.
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Mission of IJMHCI:
The primary objective of the International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (JMHCI) is to provide comprehensive coverage and understanding of the issues associated with the design, evaluation, and use of mobile technologies. The journal will focus on human-computer interaction related innovation and research in the design, evaluation, and use of innovative handheld, mobile, and wearable technologies in order to broaden the overall body of knowledge regarding such issues. It will also consider issues associated with the social and/or organizational impacts of such technologies.
Coverage of IJMHCI:
The International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction will focus on human-computer interaction related innovation and research in the design, evaluation, and use of innovative handheld, mobile, and wearable technologies in order to broaden the overall body of knowledge regarding such issues. It will also consider issues associated with the social and/or organizational impacts of such technologies.
Among topics to be included (but not limited) are the following:
Non-speech audio-based interaction techniques for mobile technologies
Speech-based interaction techniques for mobile technologies
Graphical interaction techniques for mobile technologies
Gestural interaction techniques for mobile technologies
Tactile interaction techniques for mobile technologies
Other emerging interaction techniques for mobile technologies
Design methods/approaches for mobile user interfaces
Issues of heterogeneity of mobile device interfaces/interaction
User interface migration from desktop to mobile technologies
Mobile commerce application design, evaluation, and use
Mobile healthcare application design, evaluation, and use
Mobile learning application design, evaluation, and use
Mobile advanced training application design, evaluation, and use
Mobile assistive technologies design, evaluation, and use
Mobile technology design, evaluation, and use by special (needs) groups - e.g., elderly, children, disabled
Mobile interactive play design, evaluation, and use
Context-aware/context-sensitive mobile application design, evaluation, and use
Wearable technology/application and interaction design, evaluation, and use
User aspects of mobile privacy, security, and trust
Technology acceptance as it relates to mobile technologies
User interface architectures for mobile technologies
Mobile HCI lab design/set-up
Lab-based evaluations and evaluation techniques
Field-based evaluations and evaluation techniques
Lab v. field evaluations and evaluation techniques
Ethical implications of mobile evaluations
Case studies and/or reflections on experience in any of the above - e.g. descriptions of successful mobile user interfaces, evaluation set-ups, etc.
All other related issues that impact the design, evaluation, and use of mobile technologies.
Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript submission guidelines at www.igi-global.com/ijmhci.
All inquiries and submissions should be sent to:
Editor-in-Chief: Joanna Lumsden at [log in to unmask]
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