2009
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UbiCicero: a location-aware, multi-device museum guide

Ghiani G., Paternò F., Santoro C., Spano L. D.

Interactive games in museums  Mobile guides  Multi-device adaptation  Location-awareness  Software  Human-Computer Interaction 

In this paper, we propose UbiCicero, a multi-device, location-aware museum guide able to opportunistically exploit large screens when users are nearby. Various types of games are included in addition to the museum and artwork descriptions. The mobile guide is equipped with an RFID reader, which detects nearby tagged artworks. By taking into account context-dependent information, including the current user position and behaviour history, as well as the type of device available, more personalised and relevant information is provided to the user, enabling a richer overall experience. We also present example applications of this solution and then discuss the results of first empirical tests performed to evaluate the usefulness and usability of the enhanced multi-device guide.

Source: Interacting with computers 21 (2009): 288–303. doi:10.1016/j.intcom.2009.06.001

Publisher: Butterworth Scientific, London , Regno Unito


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@article{oai:it.cnr:prodotti:44315,
	title = {UbiCicero: a location-aware, multi-device museum guide},
	author = {Ghiani G. and Paternò F. and Santoro C. and Spano L.  D.},
	publisher = {Butterworth Scientific, London , Regno Unito},
	doi = {10.1016/j.intcom.2009.06.001},
	journal = {Interacting with computers},
	volume = {21},
	pages = {288–303},
	year = {2009}
}