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Investigating the usability of a mobile location-based annotation system

Authors:

Khasfariyati Razikin,

Dion Hoe-Lian Goh,

Thi Nhu Quynh Kim,

Huynh Nhu Hop Quach,

Yin-Leng Theng,

Alton Y. K. Chua,

Ee-Peng LimAuthors Info & Claims

MoMM '10: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia

Pages 313 - 320

https://doi.org/10.1145/1971519.1971571

Published: 08 November 2010 Publication History

Abstract

We investigate the usability of MobiTOP (Mobile Tagging of Objects and People), a mobile location-based annotation system. MobiTOP allows users to annotate real world locations with both multimedia and textual content and concurrently, share the annotations among its users. Equipped with a new interface as well as additional functionality such as clustering of annotations and advanced search and filtering options, a usability evaluation of MobiTOP was conducted in the context of a travel companion for tourists. The results suggested the potential of the system in terms of functionality for mobile content sharing. Participants agree that the features in MobiTOP are generally usable as a content sharing tool. Implications and future work are also reported in this paper.

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Zein SSalleh NGrundy J(2016)A systematic mapping study of mobile application testing techniquesJournal of Systems and Software10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.065117:C(334-356)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.065

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Investigating the usability of a mobile location-based annotation system
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design

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MoMM '10: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia

November 2010

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ISBN:9781450304405

DOI:10.1145/1971519

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Sunardi Desak GGintoro (2020)List of Most Usability Evaluation in Mobile Application: A Systematic Literature Review2020 International Conference on Information Management and Technology (ICIMTech)10.1109/ICIMTech50083.2020.9211160(283-287)Online publication date: Aug-2020
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIMTech50083.2020.9211160
Zein SSalleh NGrundy J(2016)A systematic mapping study of mobile application testing techniquesJournal of Systems and Software10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.065117:C(334-356)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.065

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