TRIBA: a cable television retrieval & awareness system

This paper discusses the design of a physical and digital system intended to allow for easy manipulation and interaction with the tremendous amount of options present in advanced multimedia devices, such as digital cable television. As user demand for access to large quantities of data increases, and cable companies offer more choices to their audiences, traditional content selection techniques become less useful and much more difficult to understand. TRIBA is the result of a ten week research and design exploration investigating how users can easily manipulate and comprehend tremendously large data sets. The findings of this research indicate a need for utilizing interactive agents to bridge the gap between the user and their goal. As technology is created and consumer electronics becomes more integrated into our lives, devices speak a language that users are expected to learn. TRIBA is a product embracing the philosophical idea that users should not have to learn a new language to i...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Michael Tseng, Jon Kolko
• Keywords: Advanced Multimedia Devices, CHI 2005, Convergent Product Design, Digital Cable Television, Human Computer Interaction