(Geo) Phone TagLocation Based Audio System for Mobile Devices

Spencer Kiser Interactive Telecommunications Program New York University

•Sound Design

•Alternative Interfaces

•Assistive Technology

Smaller devices + Web Access + Rich Media = Information Bottleneck

Pay Attention!

•Cocktail Party Effect

•More immediate

Audio solution:

Shanghai Metro System

Sound + Map = (Geo) Phone Tag

Second Prototype: (Geo) Phone Tag goes mobile

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Location Aware Applications and Devices

Interaction: Phone As Cursor

Surround Mode

Context-based Content

Yahoo! Audio Search

Yahoo! Mobile Shopping Search

Yahoo! Maps

User Testing: Michael Sharon, Co-founder, Socialight

•continue development for phones

•explore social possibilities

•context based content

• integrate with product design

Next Steps: