Prototyping e-Book Delivery Using Smart TV Apps
The New Brunswick Community College – Centre for Applied Research in Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing
As part of its research in interconnected user experience, the NBCC Mobile Technology initiative (MFTi) began an exploration of the user interaction capabilities of smart tv apps, particularly in the delivery of educational content. This project was our initial exploration in the development of Smart TV apps for delivering book content.
Research topics eBooks, interconnected user experience, smart tv apps, tvOS
The latest television app development frameworks are more open to third party app development and offer new user interaction mechanisms, such as voice command and intelligent assistance, which are expected to drive new innovation. We believe these platforms are ideal for educational programming in family-based settings, including K-12, postsecondary, and adult literacy contexts.
The following are screen shots of the classic book Good Night Moon rendered as a tvOS app by MFTi.
Other Information
- The following videos demonstrate several user interaction modes developed for e-Books on tvOS, including manual page turning, auto page turning, and use of audio to accompany the text.
- This is the classic book Good Night Moon rendered as a tvOS app by MFTi in manual page turning mode with narration. [MOV]
- This is the classic book Good Night Moon rendered as a tvOS app by MFTi in auto page turning mode with narration. [MOV]
- This is the classic book Good Night Moon rendered as a tvOS app by MFTi in auto page turning mode with narration and music. [MOV]
NBCC Team
- Laura Melles, NBCC Research Technician & Alumna
- William McIver Jr., Ph.D., Principal investigator
Funders
- Government of New Brunswick – Industry Innovation Challenge (Multi-Channel Content Access Platform project)
- National Sciences and Engineering Research Council - Industrial Research Chair for Colleges
Contact
William McIver Jr., Ph.D.
NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing
Centre for Applied Research in Mobile & Ubiquitous Computing
New Brunswick Community College
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