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I am delighted to announce the latest issue of the International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI) which has been guest edited by Janet Read, Panos Markopoulos, and Allison Druin.  This special issue focuses on children and their interactions with mobile technology and has contributions from some of the most recognised researchers in this area.  The details of the latest issue are as follows:
 
International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI)
Official Publication of the Information Resources Management Association
Volume 2, Issue 2, April-June 2010
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, Aston University, UK
 
GUEST EDITORIAL PREFACE
 
Children and their interactions with Mobile technology
 
Janet C Read, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Panos Markopoulos, Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Allison Druin, University of Maryland, USA
 
To read the guest editor preface, please consult this issue of IJMHCI in your institution's library.
 
PAPER ONE 
 
Children's Interaction with Mobile Touch-Screen Devices: Experiences and Guidelines for Design
 
Lorna McKnight (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Brendan Cassidy (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
 
Public displays and mobile phones are ubiquitous technologies that are already weaving themselves into the everyday life of urban citizens. The combination of the two enables new and novel possibilities, such as interaction with displays that are not physically accessible, extending screen real estate for mobile phones and transferring user content to and from public displays. Current usability evaluations of prototype systems have explored only a small part of this design space, as usage of such systems is deeply embedded in and dependent on social and everyday context. In order to investigate issues surrounding appropriation and real use in social context, field studies need to be conducted. In this paper, the authors present their experiences with field deployments in a continuum between exploratory prototypes and technology probes. The authors present benefits and drawbacks of different evaluation methods and provide a number of validated lessons from our deployments.
 
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=43004 <http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=43004>  
 
PAPER TWO
 
Designing for Children's Mobile Storytelling
 
Sonia Franckel (University of Maryland & Google, USA)
Elizabeth Bonsignore (University of Maryland, USA)
Allison Druin (University of Maryland, USA)
 
This article discusses the lessons learned from seven years of the testing of a behavioral monitoring system- the everyday living monitoring system (ELMS) - outside the laboratory in the real world. Initially, the real world was perceived as messy and filled with noise that just delayed and complicated the testing and development of the system; however, over time, it has become clear that without embracing the chaos of the world and listening very carefully to its noise, the monitoring system could not be successfully moved from the laboratory to the real world. The authors discuss specific lessons learned at each stage of development and testing and the challenges that are associated with the actual commercialization of the system.
 
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=43005 <http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=43005>  
 
PAPER THREE
 
Bits and Pieces: Potential Future Scenarios for Children's Mobile Technology
 
Michael Eisenberg (University of Colorado, USA)
Leah Buechley (MIT Media Lab, USA)
Nwanua Elumeze (University of Colorado, USA)
 
In this article, the authors present a reflection on a series of studies of ubiquitous computing systems, in which the process of evaluation evolves over time to account for the increasing difficulties inherent in assessing systems 'in the wild'. Ubiquitous systems are typically designed to be embedded in users' everyday lives; however, without knowing the ways in which people will appropriate the systems for use, it is often infeasible to identify a predetermined set of evaluation criteria that will capture the process of integration and appropriation. The authors suggest an evaluation to more effectively study the emergent uses of ubiquitous computing systems over time.
 
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=43006 <http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=43006>  
 
PAPER FOUR
 
MuseumScrabble: Design of a Mobile Game for Children's Interaction with a Digitally Augmented Cultural Space
 
Christos Sintoris (University of Patras, Greece)
Adrian Stoica (University of Patras, Greece)
Ioanna Papadimitriou (University of Patras, Greece)
Nikoleta Yiannoutsou (University of Patras, Greece)
Vassilis Komis (University of Patras, Greece)
Nikolaos Avouris (University of Patras, Greece)
 
Nowadays, mobile device features are often linked up to the context of usage. As a consequence, researchers must consider not only the user and the device but also the surrounding environment when designing effective user study evaluations. Two opposite experimental setups are possible: in-situ and in the laboratory. In this paper, the author isolates independent variables that could contribute to evaluation biases by proposing a taxonomy that splits the in-situ experimental setups into two new setups. The author describes the concept of the "uncertainty principle" to emphasize the dilemma between precise observation and bias minimization and introduces the "trojan horse" technique to partially overcome the consequences of the uncertainty principle. In conclusion, this article proposes a methodology using both laboratory and in-situ experiments in a complementary way.
 
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=43007 <http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=43007>  
 
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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.
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CALL FOR PAPERS
 
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. This journal focuses on human-computer interaction related to the 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. IJMHCI also considers issues associated with the social and/or organizational impacts of such technologies.
 
Coverage of IJMHCI:
 
Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are limited to) the following:
 
Case studies and/or reflections on experience (e.g. descriptions of successful mobile user interfaces, evaluation set-ups, etc.) 
Context-aware/context-sensitive mobile application design, evaluation, and use 
Design methods/approaches for mobile user interfaces 
Ethical implications of mobile evaluations 
Field-based evaluations and evaluation techniques 
Gestural interaction techniques for mobile technologies 
Graphical interaction techniques for mobile technologies 
Issues of heterogeneity of mobile device interfaces/interaction 
Lab v. field evaluations and evaluation techniques 
Lab-based evaluations and evaluation techniques 
Mobile advanced training application design, evaluation, and use 
Mobile assistive technologies design, evaluation, and use 
Mobile commerce application design, evaluation, and use 
Mobile HCI lab design/set-up 
Mobile healthcare application design, evaluation, and use 
Mobile interactive play design, evaluation, and use 
Mobile learning application design, evaluation, and use 
Mobile technology design, evaluation, and use by special (needs) groups (e.g. elderly, children, and disabled) 
Multimodal interaction on mobile technologies 
Non-speech audio-based interaction techniques for mobile technologies 
Other emerging interaction techniques for mobile technologies 
Other related issues that impact the design, evaluation, and use of mobile technologies 
Speech-based interaction techniques for mobile technologies 
Tactile interaction techniques for mobile technologies 
Technology acceptance as it relates to mobile technologies 
User aspects of mobile privacy, security, and trust 
User interface architectures for mobile technologies 
User interface migration from desktop to mobile technologies 
Wearable technology/application and interaction design, evaluation, and use
 
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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