Mobile Communications Versus Pervasive Communications: The Role of Handhelds

Abstract

The intent of this panel is to stimulate discussion around the design of HCI for handhelds and related applications in pervasive communication scenarios. The panel will create a provocative framework for future interactive communications and will generate a debate with the audience around the emerging and contentious topic of using mobile devices as main interfaces in a ubiquitous communication experience. It is expected that the panelists will promote inter-disciplinary and multidisciplinary discussion about a range of HCI issues including: management of multiple user interactions, interaction between mobile phones and other devices, the development of usable design models for convergent media, special HCI considerations around media sharing, new applications and new forms of interactive content more suitable in pervasive communication contexts. Other ethical, legal, business and social implications of ubiquitous communications may also be raised. Short position statements will be followed by moderated debate between panelists that will be open to questions from the floor stimulating high interaction with the audience. The panel will conclude with a summarization of the most relevant outcomes of the discussion.