Fail Better: Lessons Learned from a Formative Evaluation of Social Object Labels

Marcus Winter; Michael John Gorman; Ian Brunswick; Danny Browne; Derek Williams; Fionn Kidney

Fail Better: Lessons Learned from a Formative Evaluation of Social Object Labels

Marcus Winter, Michael John Gorman, Ian Brunswick, Danny Browne, Derek Williams, Fionn Kidney

University of Brighton

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This paper presents Social Object Labels as an in-gallery commenting platform and reports on a formative evaluation of the concept focusing on visitors' awareness and mental models of the developed prototype. Findings confirm many design assumptions underlying the evaluated prototype but also flag up serious problems resulting in low engagement levels. They suggest a need to de-emphasise optical markers in the user interface, to provide visitors with a clear idea about the potential rewards of engagement and to align the interaction design with users' expectations shaped by the wider interaction environment. The paper concludes with an tentative outlook on future design directions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage co-located with the ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2015 Conference (IUI 2015)
Place of Publication	Atlanta, USA
Publisher	Ceur Workshop Proceedings
Pages	1-9
Number of pages	9
Volume	1352
Publication status	Published - 29 Mar 2015
Event	Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage co-located with the ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2015 Conference (IUI 2015) - Atlanta, USA, 29 Mar - 1 April 2015 Duration: 29 Mar 2015 → …

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Workshop	Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage co-located with the ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2015 Conference (IUI 2015)
Period	29/03/15 → …

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Social Object Labels
User Generated Content
Pervasive Displays
Ubiquitous Annotation
Mobile Interaction

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- School of Arch, Tech and Eng - Principal Lecturer
- Experimental Design Practices Research and Enterprise Group
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Winter, M., Gorman, M. J., Brunswick, I., Browne, D., Williams, D., & Kidney, F. (2015). Fail Better: Lessons Learned from a Formative Evaluation of Social Object Labels. In Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage co-located with the ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2015 Conference (IUI 2015) (Vol. 1352, pp. 1-9). (CEUR Workshop Proceedings). Ceur Workshop Proceedings. https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3001325

Winter, Marcus ; Gorman, Michael John ; Brunswick, Ian et al. / Fail Better: Lessons Learned from a Formative Evaluation of Social Object Labels. Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage co-located with the ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2015 Conference (IUI 2015). Vol. 1352 Atlanta, USA : Ceur Workshop Proceedings, 2015. pp. 1-9 (CEUR Workshop Proceedings).

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Winter, M, Gorman, MJ, Brunswick, I, Browne, D, Williams, D & Kidney, F 2015, Fail Better: Lessons Learned from a Formative Evaluation of Social Object Labels. in Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage co-located with the ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2015 Conference (IUI 2015). vol. 1352, CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Ceur Workshop Proceedings, Atlanta, USA, pp. 1-9, Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage co-located with the ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2015 Conference (IUI 2015), 29/03/15. <https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3001325>

Fail Better: Lessons Learned from a Formative Evaluation of Social Object Labels. / Winter, Marcus; Gorman, Michael John; Brunswick, Ian et al.
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Winter M, Gorman MJ, Brunswick I, Browne D, Williams D, Kidney F. Fail Better: Lessons Learned from a Formative Evaluation of Social Object Labels. In Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on Personalized Access to Cultural Heritage co-located with the ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2015 Conference (IUI 2015). Vol. 1352. Atlanta, USA: Ceur Workshop Proceedings. 2015. p. 1-9. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings).

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