The Midterm Presentation of the Con-Action project represents the combined effort of all 20 members of the Digital Media Master projects DaVisMo (data visualization and student mobility) and Confetti (embodied conversational agents) in 2009/2010 at the University of Bremen and the University of the Arts Bremen in Germany.
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1. University of Bremen
University of the Arts Bremen
A combined proposal of the master projects Data
Visualization and Student Mobility (DaVisMo) and
Embodied Conversational Agents (Confetti)
November 2009
2. DaVisMo & Confetti
A combined proposal of the master projects Data
Visualization and Student Mobility (DaVisMo) and
Embodied Conversational Agents (Confetti)
9. Database
Different data sources: Data Sources
• Int’l Offices Database Schema
• Web
Design the data schema
based on the data found
Transform all the data
from the data sources into
a single format (CSV)
10. Data API
Database Schema
Easy access to Data API
database for data
visualization
Mapping database
schema to Java
objects
11. Data Mining
Data API includes Data Mining methods
Data Mining: extracting patterns from data
Using Weka-API for Data Mining
12. Data Mining
Using Data Mining algorithm „Association“
Screen shot: http://www.amazon.com/
13. Data Mining
Destination country =LIECHTENSTEIN 133 ==> Home country =GERMANY 32 acc:(0.23805)
Destination country =LUXEMBOURG 127 ==> Home country indicator=GERMANY 22 acc:(0.16204)
Destination country=LIECHTENSTEIN 133 ==> Home country indicator=HUNGARY 15 acc:(0.11425)
14. Future goals
• API already finished
• Finish Data Mining methods of Data API
• Add additional socioeconomic data to the
database
• Find more interesting patterns
23. the Concept
The requirements governing the project’s
deliverable or product as expressed by the users.
Address what users need to do their jobs.
(Steve; Bryan, 2000)
24. the Research
Main target users:
International Students & International Offices
What we are looking for:
– Their needs
– Their interaction with websites on education
26. 1. Interviews
• Interview with International & Administration
Officers
– HfK International Office
– HfK Administration Office
– Uni Erasmus Incoming Students’ Office
• Interview with international students
– 11 students form 6 continents
27. 1. Interviews
the Questions:
– How they get the information
– Opinions on existing Websites
– Impressions and expectations on Data
Visualization
30. 1. Interviews
OPINIONS on Existing Websites
Positive Negative
31. 1. Interviews
OPINIONS on Existing Websites
Positive Negative
- Easy to navigate
- Well structure, good colors
- Complete contact address and
links
- Provide search function
- Provide complete information
32. 1. Interviews
OPINIONS on Existing Websites
Positive Negative
- Easy to navigate - Hard to find information
- Well structure, good colors - Bad structure
- Complete contact address and - Distracting colors
links
- Some information only in
- Provide search function native language
- Provide complete information
33. 1. Interviews
EXPECTATIONS
on Data Visualization
Int’l Offices Int’l Students
- Contain all the information,
- Detailed information should
be clear, - Colorful
- Need to be compare with - Moving/blinking objects
something, - Interactive
- Little kilobyte is requested, - Background article about
- Too technical, too Easy to the graphic
complicated, distracting understand - Not too crowded
should be avoid,
- Easy to understand
- Long text is not good,
- Links to other Websites
- Simple structure,
- Easy to understand
34. 2. Online Research
Content Analysis:
– Social Networks
– TOP 25* European International Offices’ Websites
* According to the visibility on the internet ranking (www.webometrics.info/index.html)
36. Students’ Pattern:
Help to Country Decision 1. No idea: no clue, just
About the country want to study abroad
Course suggestion
What to study
Faculties & Institutes
COUNTRY Course catalogue
-Cultural aspects Degree programs
About the country
Information about everyday life
Share experiences
Contact Student
Exchanges
City suggestion
Discussion Forum
Testimonials
FIRST APPROACH
Prospective students
Future students
37. Students’ Pattern:
COUNTRY
-Cultural aspects
-Tuition feeAbout the country
Information about everyday life
-Recommendation letter
1. No idea: no clue, just
Help to Country Decision
About the country want to study abroad
-Professor’s guidance
Course suggestion
CareersWhat to study
advise
Faculties & Institutes
-Life quality
Course catalogue
Work environment
Degree programs
2. Some idea: knew - at
-Language difficulties least one criteria - country,
-Job Share experiences
university, course or are
Requirements to get a job
Contact Student Exchanges
Discussion Forum
following the application
Testimonials
process
Why this university?
City suggestion
Faculties & Institutes
Curriculum structure
-Living expenses -Visa
Budgets and costs of living -Health insurance students
FIRST APPROACH
Prospective
Meals and shopping Medical facilities
Future students
38. Students’ Pattern:
COUNTRY
-Cultural aspects
About the country
-Romance and relationshipHelp to Country Decision
Information about everyday life
1. No idea: no clue, just
Date About the country want to study abroad
Study fields suggestions
COUNTRY
-Life quality
Friends Curriculum structure Course suggestion
What to study
Faculties & Institutes
-Language difficulties
-Job opportunities
Socialprograms
Study behavior Course catalogue 2. Some idea: knew - at
Requirements to get a job
Choosing a program
-Travel partners FINANCIAL -TV Degree programs
All courses
Undergraduate
least one criteria - country,
Bachelor program -Living expenses -Bank account
Postgraduate Budgets and costs of living
Meals and shopping -Delivery services Share experiences
university, course or are
Master program
PhD opportunities Contact Student Exchanges following the application
-Driving license Long courses
-Internet Discussion Forum
Medium courses
University suggestions
Testimonials
process
-Documents official translation Short courses
Summer courses -Telephone
Why this university?
Faculties & Institutes
Online & distance courses
BUREAUCRACY
City suggestion
-Visa
-Health insurance
3. Clear idea: finished the
Medical facilities
SOCIAL LIFE application, approved, just
-Weather Leisure time
Cultural tips
Public services
UNIVERSITY
-University quality landed abroad
Education quality Job opportunities
-Cooking tips Events
Art, culture -admission requirements
-Application procedure
Careers advise
Work environment
Libraries & Museums
-Deadline
-Duration & academic calendar
-Recognized degree
UNIVERSITY Recognition of qualifications
FIRST APPROACH
-Tuition fee -Scholarships
Prospective students
-Recommendation letter -English certification
Future students
-Professor’s guidance
Tandem partner -Host family
Studies in English
Language of instruction
-Flat mates
39. Students’ Needs:
COUNTRY
-Cultural aspects
-Romance and relationship About the country
Date Information about everyday life
Friends
Social behavior Help to Country Decision
-Travel partners About the country
Curriculum structure Course suggestion
What to study
-Life quality Faculties & Institutes
-Language difficulties Course catalogue
-Job Degree programs
Requirements to get a job
Choosing a program
All courses
-Living expenses
Undergraduate
Budgets and costs of living
Bachelor program
Meals and shopping Share experiences
Postgraduate
Contact Student Exchanges
Master program
-TV Discussion Forum
PhD opportunities
-Bank account Testimonials
Long courses
-Delivery services
Medium courses Why this university?
-Internet
Short courses Faculties & Institutes
-Telephone
Summer courses
Online & distance courses
City suggestion
-Visa
-Health insurance
-Driving license Medical facilities
-Documents official translation
Leisure time
Cultural tips -University quality
Events Education quality
-admission requirements Careers advise
-Weather Art, culture Work environment
-Cooking tips Libraries & Museums -Application procedure
-Deadline
-Duration & academic calendar
-Recognized degree
Recognition of qualifications
FIRST APPROACH
-Tuition fee -Scholarships
Prospective students
-Recommendation letter -English certification
Future students
-Professor’s guidance Studies in English
Language of instruction
-Host family
-Flat mates
Tandem partner
Public services
40. 2. Online Research
– TOP 25* European Int’l Offices’ Websites
1 University of Cambridge - 2 University of Oxford - 3 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
ETH Zurich - 4 University College London - 5 University of Helsinki - 6 Norwegian University
of Science & Technology - 7 University of Oslo - 8 Universität Wien - 9 Universidad
Complutense de Madrid - 10 University of Edinburgh - 11 Università di Bologna - 12
University of Southampton - 13 Utrecht University - 14 Uppsala University - 15 Université
Catholique de Louvain - 16 Freie Universität Berlin - 17 Université de Geneve - 18 Linkoping
University - 19 University of Groningen - 20 Charles University - 21 Universität Hamburg - 22
Royal Institute of Technology - 23 Technische Universität Wien - 24 Lund University - 25
University of Amsterdam
* According to the visibility on the internet ranking (www.webometrics.info/index.html)
41. International Offices provide:
ARRIVING
Before arrival
Welcome service
ADVICES
COUNTRY Upon arrival
Orientation program
-Cultural aspects First steps
Counseling
About the country First weeks
Information & advice
Information about everyday life First year
Help to Country Decision
About the country Main university regulation About the Int’l Office
The collegiate system Address
Curriculum structure Course suggestion Contact us
What to study FAQ
Faculties & Institutes Staff
Course catalogue imprint
Degree programs
Erasmus incomings
Choosing a program Erasmus outgoings
All courses Exchanges
-Living expenses
Undergraduate Researcher exchange International collaboration
Budgets and costs of living
Bachelor program Researches and teachers Visiting students
Meals and shopping Share experiences
Postgraduate Free mover students Our visits overseas
Contact Student Exchanges
Master program Training and internships International mobility
Discussion Forum Social institutions
PhD opportunities Partnerships
Testimonials Student association
Long courses Mobility fund
Student union
Medium courses Why this university?
Short courses Faculties & Institutes
Summer courses Practical information
Online & distance courses Guide orientation and A-Z
Online services & search
-Visa
-Health insurance Studying with disability
Medical facilities Students with special needs
Leisure time Preparatory course
Cultural tips -University quality
Preparatory study Glossary
Events Education quality
Careers advise Newsletter
Art, culture -admission requirements
Work environment Special events calendar Information about swine flu
Libraries & Museums -Application procedure
Exams and lesson timetable Links
-Deadline
Grading, credits and exams
-Duration & academic calendar
Teaching methods
-Recognized degree
Recognition of qualifications
FIRST APPROACH
-Scholarships Sports
Prospective students
-English certification Video visual tour Public transport
Future students
Studies in English Visiting the university
Language of instruction publications
About the city
Welfare services
immigration
Tandem partner
Finance for international students
Funding search
42.
43. International Offices provide:
ARRIVING
Before arrival
Welcome service
ADVICES
COUNTRY Upon arrival
Orientation program
-Cultural aspects First steps
Counseling
About the country First weeks
Information & advice
Information about everyday life First year
Help to Country Decision
About the country Main university regulation About the Int’l Office
The collegiate system Address
Curriculum structure Course suggestion Contact us
What to study FAQ
Faculties & Institutes Staff
Course catalogue imprint
Degree programs
Erasmus incomings
Choosing a program Erasmus outgoings
All courses Exchanges
-Living expenses
Undergraduate Researcher exchange International collaboration
Budgets and costs of living
Bachelor program Researches and teachers Visiting students
Meals and shopping Share experiences
Postgraduate Free mover students Our visits overseas
Contact Student Exchanges
Master program Training and internships International mobility
Discussion Forum Social institutions
PhD opportunities Partnerships
Testimonials Student association
Long courses Mobility fund
Student union
Medium courses Why this university?
Short courses Faculties & Institutes
Summer courses Practical information
Online & distance courses Guide orientation and A-Z
Online services & search
-Visa
-Health insurance Studying with disability
Medical facilities Students with special needs
Leisure time Preparatory course
Cultural tips -University quality
Preparatory study Glossary
Events Education quality
Careers advise Newsletter
Art, culture -admission requirements
Work environment Special events calendar Information about swine flu
Libraries & Museums -Application procedure
Exams and lesson timetable Links
-Deadline
Grading, credits and exams
-Duration & academic calendar
Teaching methods
-Recognized degree
Recognition of qualifications
FIRST APPROACH
-Scholarships Sports
Prospective students
-English certification Video visual tour Public transport
Future students
Studies in English Visiting the university
Language of instruction publications
About the city
Welfare services
immigration
Tandem partner
Finance for international students
Funding search
44. Where the requirements are fulfilled:
ARRIVING
Before arrival
Welcome service
ADVICES
COUNTRY Upon arrival
Orientation program
-Cultural aspects First steps
Counseling
-Romance and relationship About the country First weeks
Information & advice
Date Information about everyday life First year
Friends
Social behavior Help to Country Decision
-Travel partners About the country Main university regulation About the Int’l Office
The collegiate system Address
Curriculum structure Course suggestion Contact us
What to study FAQ
-Life quality Faculties & Institutes Staff
-Language difficulties Course catalogue imprint
-Job Degree programs
Requirements to get a job Erasmus incomings
Choosing a program Erasmus outgoings
All courses Exchanges
-Living expenses
Undergraduate Researcher exchange International collaboration
Budgets and costs of living
Bachelor program Researches and teachers Visiting students
Meals and shopping Share experiences
Postgraduate Free mover students Our visits overseas
Contact Student Exchanges
Master program Training and internships International mobility
-TV Discussion Forum Social institutions
PhD opportunities Partnerships
-Bank account Testimonials Student association
Long courses Mobility fund
-Delivery services Student union
Medium courses Why this university?
-Internet
Short courses Faculties & Institutes
-Telephone Practical information
Summer courses
Online & distance courses Guide orientation and A-Z
City suggestion Online services & search
-Visa
-Health insurance Studying with disability
-Driving license Medical facilities Students with special needs
-Documents official translation
Leisure time Preparatory course
Cultural tips -University quality
Preparatory study Glossary
Events Education quality
Careers advise Newsletter
-Weather Art, culture -admission requirements
Work environment Special events calendar Information about swine flu
-Cooking tips Libraries & Museums -Application procedure
Exams and lesson timetable Links
-Deadline
Grading, credits and exams
-Duration & academic calendar
Teaching methods
-Recognized degree
Recognition of qualifications
FIRST APPROACH
-Tuition fee -Scholarships Sports
Prospective students
-Recommendation letter -English certification Video visual tour Public transport
Future students
-Professor’s guidance Studies in English Visiting the university
Language of instruction publications
About the city
-Host family Welfare services
-Flat mates immigration
Tandem partner
Finance for international students
Public services Funding search
45. What some students take as priority:
ARRIVING
Before arrival
Welcome service
COUNTRY ADVICES
Upon arrival
Orientation program
-Cultural aspects First steps
First weeks
Counseling
-Romance and relationship About the country Information & advice
Date First year
Information about everyday life
Friends Help to Country Decision ADMINISTRATIVE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
Social behavior About the country Main university regulation About the Int’l Office
-Travel partners Study fields suggestions The collegiate system Address
COUNTRY Curriculum structure Course suggestion Contact us
-Life quality What to study FAQ
-Language difficulties Faculties & Institutes Staff
-Job opportunities Course catalogue imprint
FINANCIAL STUDENT MOBILITY
Requirements to get a job Degree programs
Citizen registration
Choosing a program
-Living expenses Erasmus incomings
Erasmus outgoings
All courses
Undergraduate
Budgets and costs of Exchanges
Researcher exchange
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
International collaboration
SERVICES
Bachelor program
Postgraduate
living Share experiences
Contact Student Exchanges
Researches and teachers
Free mover students
Visiting students
Our visits overseas
CONNECTION
-TV
-Bank account
Master program
PhD opportunities
Meals and shopping Forum
Discussion
Testimonials
Training and internships International mobility
Partnerships
Social institutions
Student association
Long courses University suggestions Mobility fund
-Delivery services Student union
-Internet Medium courses Why this university?
START POINT
-Telephone Short courses Faculties & Institutes
Practical information
Summer courses Guide orientation and A-Z
BUREAUCRACY
City suggestion Online & distance courses
-Visa
Online services & search STUDENTS
Studying with disability
BUREAUCRACY -Health insurance
-Driving license Medical facilities Students with special needs
SOCIAL LIFE UNIVERSITY
-Documents official translation
Leisure time -University quality
EDUCATION
Preparatory course EXTRA
GENERAL
-Weather
Cultural tips Education quality Job opportunities
Careers advise
Preparatory study Glossary
Newsletter
Events -admission requirements Work environment Special events calendar Information about swine flu
-Cooking tips
Art, culture -Application procedure Exams and lesson timetable Links
-Special market
Libraries & Museums -Deadline Grading, credits and exams
Transportation & -Duration & academic calendar
-Recognized degree
Teaching methods
UNIVERSITY
Connection
-Tuition fee
Recognition of qualifications FIRST APPROACH
Prospective students
UNIVERSITY
FACILITIES
Sports
-Recommendation letter
-Professor’s guidance
- Scholarships Future students
Video visual tour
Visiting the university
Public transport
-English certification
publications
Studies in English COUNTRY/CITY
ACCOMODATION Language of instruction About the city
-Host family Welfare services
-Flat mates immigration
Language
GENERAL FINANCES
Tandem partner
Public services Finance for international students
Taxes Funding search
46. What some students said they can’t find:
ARRIVING
Before arrival
Welcome service
ADVICES
COUNTRY Upon arrival
Orientation program
SOCIAL LIFE -Cultural aspects First steps
Counseling
-Romance and relationship About the country First weeks
Information & advice
Date Information about everyday life First year
Friends
Social behavior Help to Country Decision ADMINISTRATIVE
-Travel partners About the country Main university regulation
COUNTRY The collegiate system
Study fields suggestions
-Life quality Course suggestion
Curriculum structure
-Language difficulties What to study
-Job Faculties & Institutes
Course catalogue
About the Int’l Office
Address
STUDENT MOBILITY us
Requirements to get a job
Study programs
Degree programs Contact
Erasmus incomings
FAQ
Choosing a program Erasmus outgoings
- Citizen registrationcourses
All
FINANCIAL
-Living expenses Exchanges
Staff
imprint INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Undergraduate Researcher exchange International collaboration
Budgets and costs of living
Bachelor program Share experiences Researches and teachers Visiting students
Meals and shopping
Postgraduate Contact Student Exchanges Free mover students Our visits overseas
SERVICES CONNECTION
Master program
-TV
BUREAUCRACY
-Bank account
PhD opportunities Discussion Forum Training and internships International mobility
Partnerships
Social institutions
Student association
-Driving license Long courses University suggestions Testimonials Mobility fund
-Delivery services Student union
Medium courses Why this university?
-Documents official
-Internet
-Telephone
Short courses Faculties & Institutes
START POINT
Practical information
Summer courses
translation suggestion
City
Online & distance courses BUREAUCRACY Guide orientation and A-Z
Online services & search STUDENTS
-Visa Studying with disability
-Health insurance Students with special needs
GENERAL Medical facilities
-Weather SOCIAL LIFE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
-Cooking tips Leisure time -University quality Preparatory course EXTRA
Cultural tips Education quality Preparatory study Glossary
-Special market Events -admission requirements
Job opportunities
Careers advise Newsletter
Art, culture -Application procedure Special events calendar Information about swine flu
-Transportation & Libraries & Museums -Deadline
Work environment
Exams and lesson timetable Links
Grading, credits and exams
connection -Duration & academic calendar Teaching methods
-Recognized degree
Recognition of qualifications FIRST APPROACH FACILITIES
UNIVERSITY Sports
-Scholarships Prospective students
UNIVERSITY Video visual tour Public transport
-English certification Future students
Visiting the university
-Tuition fee Studies in English
Language of instruction
publications
COUNTRY/CITY
-Recommendation letter
About the city
-Professor’s guidance
ACCOMODATION Welfare services
-Host family Language immigration
GENERAL FINANCES
-Flat mates Tandem partner
Public services Finance for international students
Funding search
47. Students keep asking questions to Int’l Office,
which answers are available in Websites.
48. Students keep asking questions to Int’l Office,
which answers are available in Websites. Why?
49. Students keep asking questions to Int’l Office,
which answers are available in Websites. Why?
• They look for specific or personal answers
50. Students keep asking questions to Int’l Office,
which answers are available in Websites. Why?
• They look for specific or personal answers
• The information is not clear enough or does not meet the needs
51. Students keep asking questions to Int’l Office,
which answers are available in Websites. Why?
• They look for specific or personal answers
• The information is not clear enough or does not meet the needs
• Not all information is available in English or it uses some native
language terms
52. Students keep asking questions to Int’l Office,
which answers are available in Websites. Why?
• They look for specific or personal answers
• The information is not clear enough or does not meet the needs
• Not all information is available in English or it uses some native
language terms
• It is faster to ask directly
• They prefer the human interface
55. Considering All…
What can we offer to the target users?
• All information in the same place
• Deep, trustful and unique information
56. Considering All…
What can we offer to the target users?
• All information in the same place
• Deep, trustful and unique information
• International language (English)
57. References for User Requirements
Universities web sites: Social Networks:
www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/international/ Facebook – www.facebook.com
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/international_students/index.html My Space – www.myspace.com
www.ethz.ch/prospectives/index_EN Orkut – www.orkut.com
www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/international-students/
Linkedin – www.linkedin.com
www.helsinki.fi/international/
Just Landed - www.justlanded.com
www.ntnu.no/studies
www.uio.no/english/student_life/
www.ucm.es/centros/webs/en/index.php?tp=International%20Context&a=dir4&d=17747.p Theoretical reference:
hp
www.ed.ac.uk/studying/international “An Introduction to Content Analysis,”
www.eng.unibo.it/PortaleEn/Students/International+Students/default.htm http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/research/content/pop2a.
www.soton.ac.uk/international/index.shtml cfm. [last access 21/07/2009]
www.uu.nl/EN/INFORMATIONFOR/INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS/Pages/default.aspx Clarke, Steve; Lehaneyo, Bryan (2000). Human centered methods in
www.uu.se/en/node223
information systems: current research and practice. Eds: Idea
www.uclouvain.be/en-etudiant-international.html
Group.
www.fu-berlin.de/en/studienbewerber/kompass/index.html
www.unige.ch/international/coopuniv_en.html “Content Analysis,”
www.liu.se/en/education/?l=en http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~palmquis/courses/content.ht
www.rug.nl/prospectiveStudents/index ml. [last access 23/07/2009]
www.cuni.cz/UKENG-49.html “Main Articles: 'Involving Users in the Development of a Web
www.uni-hamburg.de/Internationales/index_e.html Accessibility Tool', Ariadne Issue 44,”
www.kth.se/studies?l=en_UK http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue44/craven/.[last access
www.tuwien.ac.at/teaching/EN/ 22/07/2009]
www.lu.se/lund-university/international-relations
“Social Networking? For Business? «,”
www.studeren.uva.nl/studyinginenglish/english.cfm
http://www.bradhanksseminars.com/blog/?p=11. [last access
Theoretical reference:
“An Introduction to Content Analysis,” 22/07/2009]
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/research/content/pop2a.cfm. [last access
21/07/2009]
Clarke, Steve; Lehaneyo, Bryan (2000). Human centered methods in information systems:
current research and practice. Eds: Idea Group.
“Content Analysis,” http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~palmquis/courses/content.html. *last
access 23/07/2009]
“Main Articles: 'Involving Users in the Development of a Web Accessibility Tool', Ariadne
Issue 44,” http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue44/craven/.*last access 22/07/2009+
“Social Networking? For Business? «,” http://www.bradhanksseminars.com/blog/?p=11.
[last access 22/07/2009]
63. Student Mobility Information System
• Questions:
– How could such a system work?
– What should be part of it?
– Would students really use it?
– Doesn’t (google) search already solve this?
– Why not just data visualization?
64. Manovich’s Dream
• Critique of Manovichs argument to use data
mining and visualization to do „media analysis”
instead of the traditional “media criticism”:
– “*…+ the most significant critique of Manovich’s talk
came from an intelligent questioner at the end… a
young man in the front asked, ‘Is visualization even
necessary in an age when you have all the data… isn’t
the perfect map a 1 to 1 representation?’ ”
http://medialogy.net/2008/08/16/new-new-media-lev-manovich-data-visualization-and-borges-maps/
• We don’t need a map to the library of babel, we
need a way to navigate it! (cf. Borges)
http://thedoublethink.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/network.png
70. Visual Language Dimensions
• Space (2D, 2.5D, 3D)
– Position
– Size
– Distances
– Shape
• Time, Color, Texture
Connections, Movement
• Sound
– Pitch
– Duration
– Rhythm
• > Primitives, Dimensions & Relations
Kim Marriott and Bernd E. Meyer, Visual language theory (Springer, 1998).
http://www.focuseducational.com/images/user/fullsize/290.jpg
71. Embodied Interaction: Design Principles
1. Computation is a medium (communication)
2. Meaning arises on multiple levels (objects,
signs, metaphors)
3. Users, not designers, create and communicate meaning
4. Users, not designers, manage coupling
– relating entities for the purpose of action
5. Embodied technologies participate in the world they represent
– artifacts-in-use vs. separation of object and representation
6. Embodied interaction turns action into meaning
– no meaning in the system itself, but in the way it is used
Paul Dourish, Where the Action Is (MIT Press, 2004).
http://mitpress.mit.edu/images/products/books/0262041960-f30.jpg
72. Embodied Interaction + Data
Visualization & Exploration
1. Data visualizations / exploration interfaces act as media
2. Meaning in such systems arises on multiple levels
(objects, signs, metaphors)
3. Designers can not enforce a user’s context
4. The users and not the system designers decide how to
interpret and use the system
5. The data has to be situated in a context, an embodied
data exploration interface participates in the world it
represents
6. Embodied data exploration turns actions into meaning
> Context Enaction Interface
75. Semantic Search
• Semantic web + search
– augment and improve traditional search results
• Two very different kinds of searches:
– Navigational search
– Research search
R. Guha, Rob McCool, and Eric Miller, “Semantic Search,” http://www2003.org/cdrom/papers/refereed/p779/ess.html.
• Employ domain knowledge modeled as
ontologies to enhance information retrieval
D. T. Tran et al., “Expressive resource descriptions for ontology-based information retrieval,” in Proceedings
of the 1st International Conference on the Theory of Information Retrieval (ICTIR’07), 18th-20th October,
2007, 55–68.
• Enable systems to construct a personal context
77. Related Works
• Google Wonder Wheel
http://www.google.com/search?q=car&hl=en&sa=G&tbo=1&tbs=ww:1
• Google Side Wiki
http://www.google.com/sidewiki/intl/en/index.html
• Eyeplorer
http://eyeplorer.com/show/
• Flokoon
http://www.flokoon.com/#fotolia
• Raum der Daten und Fakten
http://viola.informatik.uni-bremen.de/typo/index.php?id=10
78. Beginning Specification
1. Control Panel
1. Logo/Name of the project, Help/Info area, Login/Greeting, Dropdown Area for Library/Pinboard (Optional), Dropdown
Area for Friends Activity, “Friends“ button
2. Canvas
1. Holds number search/browse-graphs, can hold multiples, Holds Disposal Area (6), that will be used to dipose, delete
modes that are not needed, May hold suggestive nodes, May exceed screen range (movable/draggable) or multiple
canvas,
3. Library (Pinboard)
1. Store and retrieve graphs or nodes, Options to sort and organize stored graphs and nodes, Search area for stored items
4. Search/Browse Graph (image bellow)
1. Root node + n generations of n children, Movable nodes connected by “wire“, Nodes can be pulled off by force or
recombined by drag and drop, Pulled off nodes spawn new systems, Recombination means the node that is dragged into
the other becomes a child of the other containing its own keywords + its new parent keywords, Any node of a graph can
be commented (the comments itself can be rated), Any node or graph can be shared (with friends on the system or with
the Url to pass to friends), Nodes of the same generation can have a different importance (height). This importance could
be revaluated by user behavior
2. Plant like
3. After selecting a keyword node it is possible to visualize the content nodes inside of it:
5. Friends Activity
1. History of friends searches, comments and other actions
6. Nodes
1. Keywords Nodes vs. Content Nodes
79. What’s Missing?
• Personal guidance
• Connection to students
from destination
countries
• A fitting metaphor to
convey the semantically
augmented information
http://synthese.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/intelligent-agent.jpg
87. How can we make the agent credible and
the user trust in the system?
How intelligent should the agent appear?
In which way should the agent speak with the user?
Human-like or abstract representation?
88. • Research question
“How does the behavior of an agent influence the
expectations of the user?”
• For the experiment :
- Behavior of an agent
- Two DIFFERENT characters
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/isss/isss/question-mark1a.jpg
89. Experiment Concept
Character A Character B
Same appearance and simple humanoid body…why?
90. Behaviors of Character A and B
Bridge the
How to
Style of Way of processing
I don't know welcome the
movement answering gap/
user
‘thinking’
Gestures
just concrete Tries to hide
his lack of Formal,
Character A Calm, simple answers,
knowledge Walk and professional
tell facts
head down
Guide the Honest lack
user, of knowledge Sounds + Informal,
Character B More active
supplement More gestures energetic
answers emotional
91. Behaviors of Character A and B
Style of
movement
Gestures
just concrete Tries to hide
his lack of Formal,
Character A Calm, simple answers,
knowledge Walk and professional
tell facts
head down
Guide the Honest lack
user, of knowledge Sounds + Informal,
Character B More active
supplement More gestures energetic
answers emotional
92. Behaviors of Character A and B
Bridge the
How to
Style of Way of processing
I don't know welcome the
movement answering gap/
user
‘thinking’
Gestures
just concrete Tries to hide
his lack of Formal,
Character A Calm, simple answers,
knowledge Walk and professional
tell facts
head down
Guide the Honest lack
user, of knowledge Sounds + Informal,
Character B More active
supplement More gestures energetic
answers emotional