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2012.02.17

Report on user interfaces and interaction solutions published

The report introduces the user interfaces and interaction solutions that Cloud Software Program designed for cloud technologies. For each case the challenges faced in the interaction design and the solutions that came up with are described.

The optimal interaction solution is not about adding a nice user interface on top of the system like icing on the cake. In order to implement optimal interaction, the functionality and technical architecture of the system needs to be designed from the beginning to support easy and delighting interaction.


The report includes for cases: Universally Reachable Contact Book, EB Propsim F8, Flowd, and Cloud of Things.

Universally Reachable Contact Book describes a case where person‟s contact book information resides in the cloud. Through a participatory design and co-creation process, a user interface was ideated, prototyped, and tested.

EB Propsim F8 – User experience in a professional product  describes the initial phases of user-centred design process, where the researchers aim to understand how the current solution is used by professional users, and what are the current interaction challenges. The data collection methods included contextual inquiry and expert evaluation methods, and the results were analysed against well-known usability heuristics by Nielsen.

Flowd, the music lovers‟ social network  is a concept where fans can follow their favourite artist through cloud services. The main interaction challenges rise from integration of several existing services to the concept.

Cloud of Things describes two different solutions for enhancing people‟s shopping experience. The first one is an rfid tag -based prototype running on Android mobile device, allowing users to view and compare detailed product information e.g. related to sustainability of a grocery shop product. The other one is a „peek inside the box‟ concept, and augmented reality and context awareness system to view a 3D model of a product that is still inside a package.

 

D2.1.1 UX Challenges and Initial Interaction Solutions with Technologies in the Cloud

https://www.cloudsoftwareprogram.org/results/deliverables-and-other-reports/i/27821/1941/d2-1-1-ux-challenges-and-initial-interaction-solutions-with-technologies-in-the-cloud

Cloud Software Finland is Tivit's four-year (2010-2014) program which focuses on developing different areas of cloud services. The program is sponsored by Tekes.

Cloud Software Finland Program: http://www.cloudsoftwareprogram.org/

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