Towards an Optimal Information Architecture Model for Mobile Multimedia Devices

  • Timo-Pekka Viljamaa
  • Tuomas Vaittinen
  • Akseli Anttila
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 4558)

Abstract

In this paper we propose an optimal information architecture model for mobile multimedia devices. In our study we first reviewed the information architecture models of four currently popular mobile multimedia devices, Apple iPod Video, Nokia N80, Sony Ericsson W800i and Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP). Then we used Open card sorting method to find out what kind of mental models does people have for optimal information architecture model. Finally we compared these two study results together and created a design proposal.

Keywords

information architecture model card sorting cluster analysis mobile multimedia device mobile multimedia user-centered design 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Timo-Pekka Viljamaa
    • 1
  • Tuomas Vaittinen
    • 1
  • Akseli Anttila
    • 2
  1. 1.Nokia Research Center, P.O. Box 407, 00045 Nokia GroupFinland
  2. 2.Nokia Corporation, P.O. Box 407, 00045 Nokia GroupFinland

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