Interactive TV for the home: An ethnographic study on users' requirements and experiences

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-196

  Obrist, Marianna ^a   Bernhaupt, Regina ^a   Tscheligi, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DOMESTIC ACTIVITY; EMPIRICAL DATA; ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS; HOUSEHOLD TYPES; USABILITY STUDIES;

DIGITAL TELEVISION;

INTERACTIVE TELEVISION;

EID: 41549148680     PISSN: 10447318     EISSN: 15327590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10447310701821541     Document Type: Article

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