a virtual lab for ict experience prototyping luc – edm (b): prof. dr. karin coninx mieke haesen...
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A Virtual Lab for A Virtual Lab for ICT Experience ICT Experience
PrototypingPrototyping
LUC – EDM (B):Prof. dr. Karin Coninx Mieke Haesen
EC/DC (NL):drs. Jan Bierhoff
ContentsContents
Introduction Situation of concern Goals Location Consortium: 5 partners Work packages Post-project phase
IntroductionIntroduction
ICT Experience Prototyping User-centered: for/with users Multi-disciplinary
ProposalCurrently: last negotiation phase
Interreg financingFunds of the European Commission, intended
for regional development
Situation of concernSituation of concern
Companies: Usability not important, expensive Minimal knowledge about human factors
engineering Region:
Axis Eindhoven(NL)-Leuven(B):collaborative technology development
ISTAG (Information Society Technologies Advisory Group):necessity lab for experience prototyping
GoalsGoals
Sensibilisate for using ICT experience prototyping
Setting up a virtual lab For enterprises Profiled and accessible Networking with existing actors using on
hand facilities Long term goals:
Continuation after project execution Attract new companies in the region Enable organisations and governments to
grow
LocationLocation
ConsortiumConsortium
Euregion: 5 provinces Limburg (B) Limburg (NL) Vlaams-Brabant (B) Noord-Brabant (NL) Antwerpen (B)
5 Partners: EDM EC/DC Mediacentrum Fac. Tech.
Management Company active in
the media domain
Partner 1: Expertise Partner 1: Expertise Centre for Digital Media Centre for Digital Media
(B)(B) Research institute of Limburgs
Universitair Centrum (LUC) Research in the following areas:
Computer Graphics, Computer Animation and Virtual Environments
Multimedia and Internet Technology Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Profile: Coordination, computer science, UCD
Prof. dr. Karin Coninx
Partner 1: Expertise Partner 1: Expertise Centre for Digital Media Centre for Digital Media
(B)(B) Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI)
Interaction between a human user and a computer-based system
Sub-domains: 2D Multi-device UI, Mobile/Embedded 3D and Virtual Environments
Activity types: Multi-modal Interaction Paradigms User-Centered Systems Development Usability
Partner 1: Expertise Partner 1: Expertise Centre for Digital Media Centre for Digital Media
(B)(B) Research institute of Limburgs
Universitair Centrum (LUC) Research in the following areas:
Computer Graphics, Computer Animation and Virtual Environments
Multimedia and Internet Technology Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Profile: Coordination, computer science, UCD
Prof. dr. Karin Coninx
Partner 2: European Partner 2: European Centre for Digital Centre for Digital
Communication (NL)Communication (NL) Joint initiative of Hogeschool Zuyd
and Universiteit Maastricht Focuses on human interaction issues
concerning ICT deployment Profile: contributing to coordination,
social science drs. Jan Bierhoff
Partner 3: Mediacentrum Partner 3: Mediacentrum (B)(B)
Research Institute of Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Activities: Education programs: Bachelor – Master –
Post-academic Usability research Testlab
Profile: UI design, Usability, communication science
Prof. dr. Dirk De Grooff
Partner 4: Faculty Partner 4: Faculty Technology Management Technology Management
(NL)(NL) Research institute of the Technische
Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) Concerned with the human interactive
behaviour in the context of technological environments
Profile: UI design, technology management
Prof. dr. Don Bouwhuis
Partner 5: company active Partner 5: company active in the Media Domain (B)in the Media Domain (B)
Representative of lab users Involved in fine-tuning the lab approach 1st pilot project Evaluation
Channel to spread information about the project and the pilot projects: Press Websites …
Work packagesWork packages
Work packages (2):Work packages (2):
WP 1: Orientation Networking and collaboration agreements To agree on methodologies and approach Planning
WP 2: Sensibilisation Contacts with companies Spread results of pilot projects
Work packages (3):Work packages (3):
WP 3: Pilot projects Prove the role of ICT Experience Prototyping Case studies Financial aspects:
for Experience prototyping:no cost for company, but results are public to stakeholders
for related developments (e.g. backend, network etc.):not subsidized, company cost or other R&D project
Formal agreement with companies (e.g. public results, non-disclosure, delineate the pilot)
Work packages (4):Work packages (4):
WP 3: Pilot projects Diversity: UCD, prototyping, testing, … 5 pilot projects With 1 company or cluster in a domain
Domain/Sector Central technology
Media multimedia / displays
Health-care domotics
Government web-interfacing
Industry information management
Services mobile / PDA / GPS
Work packages (5):Work packages (5):
WP 3: Pilot projects – example Company active in chemical domain Control rooms:
Switches Meters
Important: Safety Ergonomics Visual aspects Intuitive
Involve future user
Work packages (6):Work packages (6):
WP 4: Evaluation and exploitation Impact of the project Long-lasting laboratory ? European partnership ?
WP 5: PR and project managementDuring the entire project
Post-project phasePost-project phase
Several directions: Commercial exploitation Network of several knowledge based
institutes Across the borders
Eindhoven(NL) – Leuven(B) - Aken(D) European partnership
AppendixAppendix