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A GUIDE TO GET YOU STARTED... ?
Thank you for participating in this study. Please read this document to get familiar with what’s required from you. Don’t worry - it’s simple and quick, unless of course you’re feeling particularly creative!
What is this study about? My Ph.D interests include finding out about how people currently communicate with their friends, workmates, acquaintances and family using technology. I'm focusing on mobile technologies and how sensors carried around with you can provide input to user interfaces on a mobile device, attached to your body that allow you to find out what your friends are doing. This may or may not be a mobile phone.
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This study is a source of inspiration for the
design of my prototype system. I want to find out exactly when you think of people, what
communications mediums you might use to get in contact with them and especially the scenarios you are in when you decide that
communicating with the person is not worth it.
What will doing this study involve?
You will be entering information into the The underlying concept is fundamentally
system just several times a day for around a
Mobile devices are always with us and a usable
different to Facebook - where all information
week. Don't worry, we’ve worked hard to
technology to harness this power to
about what your friends are up to are entered
make it simple, and convenient for you.
communicate our status automatically has yet to
manually. Sensors such as GPS, light
be created.
sensors, ambient sound detectors and
Simply add our Facebook application at
movement detectors can potentially take
http://apps.facebook.com/thoughtof/
away a lot of this work from the user. We can never have enough time for friends - so
Every time you're curious about a person that
communicating our presence to our friends
is not currently with you, tell the system.
should be as easy as possible.
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Access these entries online, maybe once
INFINITE POSSIBILITIES
every couple of days to answer some prompts and do some creative drawings related to potential technologies that could have helped you.
When do I finish? Please aim to achieve the following: • Created at least 35 entries • Answer at least 20 prompting questions
You have two input methods for entries: • SMS: text the shortcode THOUGHTOF <NAME> <NOTE> to FBOOK (32665) • Online: click the "New Entry" tab on the Facebook application
• Made at least 4 drawings in the inspiration booklet • Made a magazine cutout collage in the inspiration booklet
Why is this on Facebook? Being on Facebook allows the system to
What else do you provide? Included with this guide are the following items to help you express your creativity: • Inspiration booklet - use these pages to draw your thoughts • Post-it notes - doodle and stick, as you like • Coloured pens and other stationary
provide you with useful reminders that can help you answer the question prompts. For example, the edit entry page shows events and photos that you may have participated in related to the time of entry.
What will you do with the information I provide? No information from Facebook is stored on our servers apart from your unique Facebook
What if I forget to enter information? To help you remember, we have a SMS reminder feature. You can enable this, and change the times of the day reminders are sent, by clicking the SMS reminders link when you log into the Facebook application.
Location, activity through mobile phones
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user ID that we require in order to differentiate between users in the study. All information is kept anonymous, and will be used for research purposes only. Michael Voong Ph.D. Student School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham
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Doodle Here Drawing Identifier:
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Doodle Here Drawing Identifier:
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I think “being aware of my friends & family” is about:
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