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Techgirls' Mobile Minimovies - a Case Study of Girls and Mobile Technology
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Puikkonen, Arto Beekhuyzen, Jenine P. Häkkilä, Jonna |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Abstract Mobile phones with digital cameras have become a common new tool for producing user created video content. In this paper we present a study of 84 participants (teenage girls) who created and authored minimovies using the N73 mobile phone. The participants produced 28 minimovies in a 30-minute period which were then analysed for their structure, style and feature usage. 1. Introduction Mobile phones are a good example of today's pervasive devices. Their computational capabilities, connectivity features, versatile applications and multiple features enable multipurpose usage, and their very high adoption rate create end-user behaviour which can truly be embedded into our society. Research has revealed how the use of mobile phones has shaped social interaction and created new communication subcultures, especially due to text messaging [1]. The introduction of photo/video taking capability has offered the user tools for recording and sharing visual content [3] as well as increasing the possibilities for self-expression in creative ways. User created content utilizing audiovisual recording capabilities on the mobile phone can bring forward novel applications, such as the MMS-based comic creation tool described in [6]. Photosharing has also provided new tools for educational activities, used e.g. for mentoring young girls in technology education [2]. In the entertainment realm, studies related to mobile TV and videos are still a rarity, and so far they focus on the consumption rather than content creation [5, 6, 7]. The creation of mobile video content is still a largely unexplored area. In this paper we investigate the creation of minimovies with a mobile phone. We present the results of our study in terms of the video styles used, the video structure adopted and the features used on the phone. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://pervasive2008.org/Papers/LBR/lbr6.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.pervasive2008.org/Papers/LBR/lbr6.pdf |
| Journal | Pervasive 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
