Enhancing Remote Live Sports Experiences through an Eyes-

free InteractionPedro Centieiro1, Teresa Romão1, Eduardo Dias

1CITI, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia,Universidade Nova de Lisboa2829-516 Caparica, Portugal

pcentieiro@gmail.com, tir@fct.unl.pt

A. Eduardo Dias1, 2

2bViva International, B. V.Romanovhof 9, 3329 BD, Dordrecht,

Netherlandsedias@bviva.com

MOBILE HCI 2013-SPECIFIC APPLICATION AREAS

Outline

• Introduction• WEBET• Evaluation• Conclusions and Future Work

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Introduction

• Whether fans go to sport in stadiums ,or whether they watch games on TV, individuals usually have a combination of motivations ,not a single one

• Seek to develop mobile solutions that will bring the venue atmosphere to remote users

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Introduction

• Introduced an eyes-free interaction with the mobile screen

• A mobile game that prompts users to bet if a goal is about to happen during a football game match

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WEBET

• An app that allows users to perform a specific action without having to look at the device

• To provide an immersive social experience

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WEBET

• Interaction Walkthrough- The game report screen - A quick upwards swipe gesture makes the special

bet interface- An upward sound is played and the phone starts

vibrating repeatedly- There is a goal those 10s,a cheerful sound is

played- The screen changes to show how many points the

user won6

WEBET

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Evaluation

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• User study–Participants: 11 male and 5 female–Ages:12~43(avg.=28.5)– The majority of the participants (56%)

watch sport events on TV on a weekly basis

Evaluation

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Evaluation• Using a five-point Likert-type scale– Like to use WEBET

Mean = 4.87, SD = 0.41

– Easy to use Mean = 4.68, SD = 0.59

– Vibration and sound helped to understand Mean = 4.56, SD = 0.63 Mean = 4.43, SD = 0.74

– WEBET would make them become more engaged in the match Mean = 4.27, SD = 0.78

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Evaluation

• Participants to get exalted when they bet a goal was about to happen

• 60% of words considered positive and 40% considered negative– Enthusiastic(75%)– Fun(69%)– Pleasant(56%)

• Some users(31%) showed difficulties performing the swipe gesture without looking at the phone

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Conclusions and Future Work

• The use of eyes-free interaction enhanced with vibration and sound feedback

• Users had an enthusiastic and fun experience with WEBET

• Aim:– Other kinds of interaction gestures to perform the

betting action – To add social interaction between users who are

watching the live match

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