Are we in Sync? : Synchronization Requirements for Watching Online Video Together
conference paper
Synchronization between locations is an important factor for enabling remote shared experiences. Still, experimental data on what is the acceptable synchronization level is scarce. This paper discusses the synchronization requirements for watching online videos together - a popular set of services that recreate the shared experience of watching TV together by offering tools to communicate while watching. It studies the noticeability and annoyance of synchronization differences of the video being watched, as well as the impact on users' feelings of togetherness, both for voice chat and text chat. Results of an experiment with 36 participants show that when using voice chat, users notice synchronization differences sooner, are more annoyed and feel more together than when using text chat. However, users with high text chat activity notice synchronization differences similar to participants using voice chat. Copyright 2011 ACM.
Het artikel bespreekt de synchronisatie van online video's die bekeken worden terwijl proefpersonen met elkaar communiceren. De resultaten helpen ontwikkelaars van social video toepassingen bij het specificeren vaneisen voor videosynchonisatie voor spraak en tekst chat.
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TNO Identifier
429844
Source title
29th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2011, 7 May 2011 through 12 May 2011, Vancouver, BC. Conference code: 85042
Pages
311-314
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