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Journal of Interactive Media

ISSN: 2196-6826

Editor-in-chief: Michael Koch

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This journal is devoted to human-computer interaction, media design, usability, engineering and systems evaluation, software ergonomics, cooperative systems, e-learning, mobile and ubiquitous systems, user-adaptive systems, agent development tools and methods for media in different application fields (including e-business, knowledge management, leisure and entertainment, transport, engineering, and medicine), barrier-free systems design, and the social aspects of information and communication technologies.

The journal seeks to build bridges between research and practice as well as between teaching and business, emphasizing interdisciplinary teamwork and application-oriented solutions.

The journal is the official organ of the special interest group on "Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)" in the German Association for Informatics (GI).

Topics

Computer science
Psychology
Media design
Marketing/branding
Sociology
Business management
Labor and organizational studies

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Expert research and review articles; brief reports

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i-com – Journal of Interactive Media is proud to announce a new feature, the Editor’s Choice free access article. To download the featured article free of charge, please click the link below.

Vol. 20, Iss. 2: DesPat: Smartphone-Based Object Detection for Citizen Science and Urban Surveys by Christopher Getschmann and Florian Echtler

Vol. 20, Iss. 2: Citizen Needs – To Be Considered by Franzisca Maas, Sara Wolf, Anna Hohm, and Jörn Hurtienne

Vol. 19, Iss. 3: Explainable AI and Multi-Modal Causability in Medicine by Andreas Holzinger

Vol. 19, Iss. 3: Explaining Review-Based Recommendations: Effects of Profile Transparency, Presentation Style and User Characteristics by Diana C. Hernandez-Bocanegra, and Jürgen Ziegler

Vol. 19, Iss. 3: Reflecting on Social Media Behavior by Structuring and Exploring Posts and Comments by Eelco Herder, Daniel Roßner, and Claus Atzenbeck

Vol. 19, Iss. 2: How Can I Grab That? - Solving Issues of Interaction in VR by Choosing Suitable Selection and Manipulation Techniques by Matthias Weise, Raphael Zender, and Ulrike Lucke

Vol. 19, Iss. 2: Investigating the Relationship Between Emotion Recognition Software and Usability Metrics by Thomas Schmidt, Miriam Schlindwein, Katharina Lichtner, and Christian Wolff

Vol. 19, Iss. 1: Technical Aspects of Automated Item Generation for　Blended Learning　Environments in Biology by Justin Timm, Benjamin Otto, Thilo Schramm, Michael Striewe, Philipp Schmiemann, and Michael Goedicke

Vol. 19, Iss. 1: Web Tracking Under the New Data Protection Law: Design Potentials at the Intersection of Jurisprudence and HCI by Timo Jakobi, Gunnar Stevens, Anna-Magdalena Seufert, Max Becker and Max von Grafenstein

Vol. 18, Iss. 3: Assessing Users’ Privacy and Security Concerns of Smart Home Technologies by Verena Zimmermann, Paul Gerber, Karola Marky, Leon Böck, and Florian Kirchbuchner

Vol. 18, Iss. 2: Augmented Reality Windshield Displays and Their Potential to Enhance User Experience in Automated Driving by Andreas Riegler, Philipp Wintersberger, Andreas Riener, and Clemens Holzmann

Vol. 18, Iss. 2: "What’s the Robo-Driver up to?" Requirements for Screen-based Awareness and Intent Communication in Autonomous Buses by Peter Fröhlich, Raimund Schatz, Markus Buchta, Johann Schrammel, Stefan Suette, and Manfred Tscheligi

Vol. 18, Iss. 1: The Interactive Self – A Review on Simulating Social Interactions to Understand the Mechanisms of Social Agency by Marie-Luise Brandi, Daniela Kaifel, Dimitris Bolis, and Leonhard Schilbach

Vol. 18, Iss. 1: Argus Vision: A Tracking Tool for Exhibition Designers by Moritz Skowronski, Daniel Klinkhammer, and Harald Reiterer

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Volume 21 Issue 3

December 2022

Publicly Available November 16, 2022

Frontmatter

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Editorial

November 16, 2022

Editorial

Michael Koch

Page range: 311-311

Research Article

Publicly Available November 16, 2022

There’s more than one metaverse

Florian Buchholz, Leif Oppermann, Wolfgang Prinz

Page range: 313-324

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Abstract

Will there only be one Metaverse in the future? Since October 2021, many virtual worlds suddenly called themselves “Metaverse”, but is that justified? What is the meaning behind the pervasive term Metaverse? How can it be approached from a pragmatic and research-oriented point of view, and maybe separated a bit from pure marketing? This paper tries to contextualise the term and thereby offer an orientation for readers from different industries. Based on a review of past and present activities, we will propose our own definition of the term Metaverse. This is applied to analyse different application scenarios before the paper continues with a general discussion. In a direct comparison, we will tabulate some worlds that already call themselves a Metaverse and check them against criteria from our own definition. In conclusion, we present relevant focal points for a potential future Metaverse resulting from this comparison.

Case Report

November 16, 2022

Industry goes metaverse – the fusion of real and virtual industrial worlds exemplified by the wastewater industry

Tomas Cerniauskas, Dirk Werth

Page range: 325-329

Abstract

Meeting friends to go shopping, visit a concert or do some sports together – all this and more is now “virtually” possible in the Metaverse. Currently, the creative industries have made the most of the potential of virtual worlds. But the metaverse has no limits. The newly created dynamics raise the question of the extent to which the manufacturing industry can benefit from the potential of these virtual worlds. So far, augmented reality (AR) has been recognized as being useful to the manufacturing industry. The combination of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) now unleashes new opportunities for industrial companies. For example, by making a virtual inspection of unmanned facilities possible. A project which has been put into practice by the Entsorgungsverband Saar (EVS) in cooperation with the August-Wilhelm Scheer Institute.

Research Articles

November 16, 2022

Self-touch: an immersive interaction-technique to enhance body awareness

Sebastian Keppler, Nina Döllinger, Carolin Wienrich, Marc Erich Latoschik, Johann Habakuk Israel

Page range: 329-337

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Physical well-being depends essentially on how the own body is perceived. A missing correspondence between the perception of one’s own body and reality can be distressing and eventually lead to mental illness. The touch of the own body is a multi-sensory experience to strengthen the feeling of the own body. We have developed an interaction technique that allows the self-touch of the own body in an immersive environment to support therapy procedures. Through additional visual feedback, we want to strengthen the feeling for the own body to achieve a sustainable effect in the own body perception. We conducted an expert evaluation to analyse the potential impact of our application and to localize and fix possible usability problems. The experts noted the ease of understanding and suitability of the interaction technique for increasing body awareness. However, the technical challenges such as stable and accurate body tracking were also mentioned. In addition, new ideas were given that would further support body awareness.

November 16, 2022

Time related changes of affective dimensions and distinct emotions in the interaction with a tablet PC

Stefan Brandenburg, Robert Spang

Page range: 337-352

Abstract

Examining peoples’ affect and emotions over time and their effects on peoples’ behavior are ongoing endeavors in human-computer-interaction (HCI) research. This paper reports an experiment in which participants watched either positive or negative film clips on a tablet PC to enter a positive or negative affective state. Successively, they accomplished four basic system interaction tasks like changing fonts of an app on the same device. Results show that, in line with previous studies, peoples’ general valence ratings quickly reverted to neutral when starting the task accomplishment. At the level of distinct positive emotions, participants’ ratings of hope, joy, and serenity decreased after watching negative film clips. Moreover, amusement, love, and serenity decreased during the interaction with the tablet PC. Amongst the negative emotions, only ratings of sadness increased after watching negative film clips and decreased again after the interaction. Also, participants in the positive film group were slower in executing one of the basic tasks than participants in the negative film group. The findings suggest that only few emotions may be causal for peoples’ ratings of general affect. Results also indicate that negative emotions may help people executing standard tasks, in contrast to positive emotions. Implications for HCI design and research are discussed.

November 16, 2022

Design and implement a mobile-based system to teach traffic signs to illiterate people

Zainab Hameed Alfayez

Page range: 353-364

Abstract

Nowadays, most information and communication technologies target literate users and neglect the 800 million illiterate individuals around the world. Although there have been several attempts to develop systems that help illiterate people and try to reduce the digital gap between them and those who are literate, it is still challenging to find accessible systems for illiterate people. This research aims to reduce the digital gap between illiterate and literate people in Iraq through developing a mobile application for learning traffic signs. Firstly, a requirement elicitation study was conducted to explore a set of design considerations and build an accessible interface for illiterate people. The study resulted in several design principles, such as using voice instructions, focusing on graphic content, and using the local language. Then, the mobile application was developed based on these design principles. Finally, an evaluation study was conducted to measure the usability of the developed application. The results revealed that the built application is efficient and effective, and the users were extremely satisfied in several aspects, such as easy usage and learnability, and declared that they would use it in the future and recommend it to others.

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Editorial

Editor-in-Chief:
Michael Koch, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany

Co-Editors:
Susanne Boll, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
Sarah Diefenbach, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Michael Herczeg, University of Lübeck, Germany
Jürgen Ziegler, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
Wolfgang Prinz, Fraunhofer FIT, Sankt Augustin, Germany

Editorial Board:
Mirjam Augstein, FH Oberösterreich Hagenberg, Germany
Arne Berger, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Köthen, Germany
Tanja Döring, University of Bremen, Germany
Anja Exler, Adastra GmbH, Frankfurt/M, Germany
Marc Hassenzahl, University of Siegen, Germany
Johannes Konert, Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany
Rainer Malaka, University of Bremen, Germany
Gerrit Meixner, Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences, Heilbronn, Germany
Tilo Mentler, Hochschule Trier, Germany
Jasminko Novak, Stralsund University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Michael Prilla, Technische Universität Clausthal, Germany
Albrecht Schmidt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Nava Tintarev, TU Delft, Netherlands
Zeynep Tuncer, WBH – Mobile University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany
Gerhard Weber, Technical University Dresden, Germany
Martijn C. Willemsen, Einhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

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Online ISSN: 2196-6826
Print ISSN: 1618-162X
Type: Journal
Language: English
Publisher: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag
First published: August 20, 2001
Publication Frequency: 3 Issues per Year
Audience: The journal is an interdisciplinary professional forum for all scientists, business practitioners, and interested parties. It is devoted to discussing the development, user-appropriate design, and application of new information and communication technologies.