edwin schootemeije: msc thesis proposal presentation

User interaction design for an LOD-based mobile cultural city

tour guide

Edwin Schootemeijer

Have you ever followed a tour and got frustrated?

Scenario

Tourist Jack would like to learn more while walking through the city of Amsterdam...

'Semantour'

Not just another tour...

● Build on a different data type● Deals with user constraints

Linked Open Data

● Amsterdam MuseumWikipedia State Monuments Amsterdam City ArchiveSound and Vision Openbeelden

● The Linked Data allows the application to determine locations and objects that are related to the current location

Research questions

● Which data aspects are used?a. The types of LOD data setsb. The links between the LOD data setsc. The types of collections

● What should the user interface support?a. Adjusting the tour real-timeb. Finding a location of interest c. Presenting detailed informationd. Presenting relatede. Presenting overviews

Research approach

● Information gathering○ Data analysis○ Scenario creation○ Focus group discussions

● Interface requirements● Interface design 1● Interface evaluation 1● Interface design 2● Interface evaluation 2

Questions?