Ryan Hill
ABSTRACT
Today's mobile computing devices provide a convenient means to search for points-of-interest (POIs) such as restaurants and accommodation. These devices, however, have several design constraints including limited screen space and hardware capabilities. Adaptive User Interfaces (AUIs) have been proposed to address these issues but have not been extensively applied to mobile tourist guides. Little research has been conducted into identifying the potential benefits of AUIs for mobile tourist guides. This paper discusses the design of A-POInter, an adaptive version of an existing mobile tourist guide. The results of an international field study of A-POInter are presented and compared to the results of an earlier field study that was used to determine a set of adaptation requirements for A-POInter. The results showed that incorporating an AUI into a mobile tourist guide can provide several usability benefits and also validated the adaptation requirements.
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Index Terms
- A-POInter: an adaptive mobile tourist guide
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