Studying media usage in the living room by measuring infrared signals

Thomas Mirlacher, Thomas Fischer, Regina Bernhaupt

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Abstract

While HCI field studies are traditionally undertaken by using tools from social sciences, this paper describes a complementary method for studying media usage in the living room. It provides a first step for blurring the boundary between lab and field-test studies for media usage in living room. We constructed a device that measures and records the distinct infrared (IR) patterns of the remote controls used in the living room to interact with media devices. These recordings are later used to deduct usage patterns across media devices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSelected Papers from the Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research - Digital Edition, MB'10
Number of pages3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, MB'10 - Eindhoven, Netherlands
Duration: 24 Aug 201027 Aug 2010

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Methods and Techniques in Behavioral Research, MB'10
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityEindhoven
Period24/08/1027/08/10

Keywords

  • Infrared recording
  • Living room
  • Media usage
  • User behavior

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