Insights for the TV Interface from the Mobile Phone Interface
Younghwan Pan and Young Sam Ryu
Journal of Usability Studies, Volume 4, Issue 4, Aug 2009, pp. 166-177
Abstract
We reviewed the service structure, needs analysis, user interface model, and interaction analysis for television (TV) and mobile phones. Due to the increasing use of services such as electronic program guide (EPG), digital video recorder (DVR), and pay-per-view (PPV), we concluded that text input for the TV interface will be inevitable. Furthermore, jumping interaction will remain as the main interaction for TV. Based on the successes and failures of various interaction technologies for mobile phones, we present a prediction of new input paradigms for the TV interface. Finally, cooperative design by TV manufacturers and service operators will be significant for the success of advanced interactive TV services.
Practitioner’s Take Away
Because user interface design elements for both TV and mobile phone were comparable, user interface design practitioners for TV can take advantage of user interface design practice for the mobile phone.
- As web browsing is not a popular task for TV and EPG, DVR, and PPV are being important, the jumping interaction will remain as the main interaction for TV. Thus, input devices which effectively support the jumping interaction and which provide text input capability should be introduced for the TV remote interface.
- The touch screen interface seems to be a good input device for mobile phones according to the recent success of touch screen phones, but this will not be applicable for TV.
- Cooperative design in the mobile industry has become a new key for the success of mobile services (Williams, 2006). Because of the similar service structure between TV and mobile phones, cooperative design of TV interfaces between manufacturers and service providers will be a key for the success of TV services as well.
Article Contents
- The Changes of TV Paradigm
- Needs Analysis
- User Interface Model
- Future of the TV Interface
- Recommendations
- References
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Insights for the TV Interface from the Mobile Phone Interface