Understanding tablet use: A multi-method exploration

MobileHCI'12 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Müller, Hendrik ^a   Gove, Jennifer L ^a   S webb, John ^a  

^a GOOGLE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual inquiry; Diary study; Field interviews; Mobile devices; Tablet; User requirements; Video diary

Indexed keywords

CONTEXTUAL INQUIRY; DIARY STUDY; FIELD INTERVIEWS; TABLET; USER REQUIREMENTS; VIDEO DIARY;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MOBILE DEVICES; SURVEYS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84867693991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2371574.2371576     Document Type: Conference Paper

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