Changhoon Oh
ABSTRACT
The spread of smartphone has enabled everyone to easily participate in information activities regardless of time and space. The interiors of cars are not an exception to this phenomenon. Many drivers use their smartphone while driving, though it is legally restricted due to safety issues. This research intends to (1) observe the information behaviors of drivers (2) classify their information activities (3) and finally induce design implications. For this purpose, we conducted user research using an in-car monitoring system observing drivers in situ (Figure 1) and a smartphone application usage tracker. After gathering and integrating the data through a multi-coding process, we were able to introduce special categories, "five sessions," explaining a smartphone usage pattern in cars particularly. Moreover, using the drivers' voice recordings, we found out drivers' specific informational needs. The results informed us of four implications that could be used in smart cars or car-related services in the future.
Supplemental Material
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Zip file containing a PDF of the Accompanying Poster
- Lindqvist, Janne, and Jason Hong. "Undistracted driving: A mobile phone that doesn't distract." Proceedings of the 12th Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications. ACM, 2011. Google Scholar
Digital Library
- Matthews, Tara, Jeffrey Pierce, and John Tang. "No smart phone is an island: The impact of places, situations, and other devices on smart phone use." IBM RJ10452 (2009).Google Scholar
- Sohn, Timothy, et al. "A diary study of mobile information needs." Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, 2008. Google ScholarDigital Library
- Taylor, Carol A., et al. A framework for understanding mobile internet motivations and behaviors. ACM, 2008.Google ScholarDigital Library
Index Terms
- Understanding in-car smartphone usage pattern with an un-obfuscated observation
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