meisami yesha mondal czarnota irwin
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A1. Meisami Yesha Mondal Czarnota Irwin. Observing mobile device use in a Barns & Nobel café . Observing Date and time: Sunday, February 24, 2013 4 pm- 7pm. Parisa Meisami. Address. 4801 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814. Inside the Cafe. http:// www.kestan.com. Best guess: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Meisami Yesha Mondal Czarnota Irwin
A1
Observing mobile device
use in a Barns & Nobel
cafe
Observing Date and time:
Sunday, February 24,
2013
4 pm- 7pm
Parisa Meisami
Address4801 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
Insid
e th
e Ca
fe
http://www.kestan.com
Dem
ogra
phy:
(alm
ost 5
0 pe
ople
)
Best guess: 25 women, 25 men No person younger than
18 10 people were African-
American, not sure about Hispanics, and rest of them were whites The average age
seemed to be 40 No disables
ObservationYounger
adults:
Studying,
reading and
writing
Strongly Mac
users
Had iPhones,
iPods or used
their laptops
to listen to
music
Middle age and
older adults:
Reading,
searching
Had both PC and
Mac laptops
Older ones had
dated laptops
Someone tried
to take a photo
with his
smartphone
from a book
cover
Resu
lts fr
om a
Sun
day
even
ing
obse
rvat
ion
Except for the students, it seemed to me that only one patron was working on a project. The rest were enjoying their time.”
Mobile Observation
Rose Yesha
IntroductionThis observation was conducted in the
commons, specifically the section between the coffee shop and the tables across from SalsaRitas
The people observed were seen with many different devices
The most popular devices included iPhones, iPad’s , and multibrand laptops
Applications of interestFacebookMyUMBCGmailGoogleVarious search engines
Patterns?Facebook appeared to be the most popular
application among the iPhone users Multi-tasking between using the iPhone and
another mobile device such as an iPad or laptop was very common
Although mobile platforms are available for myumbc, gmail, and google- it seems that there was a marked preference for using these applications on larger platforms
Comments?
Lifetime Fitness Columbia
Dhruba
Timeline
96
Highlights
Highlights
* 99% using mobile device
* Distinct usecase
* All kinds of mobile devices
Use Case by Area1) Stretch Area: Tracking ,
Song2) Cardio: Songs ,video,
reading3) Swimming pool: Songs ,
tracking device4) Spa: Reading , song5) Weights: Songs , Radio6) Studio: Laptop7) Rock climbing wall:
Camera
Device:
1) Smart Phone 2) E-Reader 3) MP3 play4) Tablet 5) Heart rate tracking device6) Smartwatch 7) Laptop
Accessories
1) Bluetooth headset
Observing Mobile Device Use in a Public Place
Nate Czarnota
Location
Issue
+
Issue
Increased Focus on Mobile Device
• High investment in activities on mobile phone• Sun glare• Use of two hands
Wearable Computing
• Heads up display for mobile phones
Germaine Prezi