Conceptualising Dual screen Applications as Pervasive Experiences

Abstract: During my talk I will be describing the dual screen application that I developed during my internship at BBC Research and Development at the end of last year. Dual screen applications such as the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow app or Channel 4’s Million Pound Drop app are designed to enhance the TV watching experience with a synchronous tablet or mobile application. This companion application is designed as an enhancement to the London 2012 Olympics coverage, allowing the viewer to engage with additional statistics feeds and simultaneous coverage of multiple events synchronously between devices. The context for the application was chosen because the multisport nature of the Olympics allows viewers to watch different sports unfold across TV channels and engage with additional statistics on an internet enabled device.During the talk I will also outline my PhD research. This focuses on the use of multiple interacting display devices in the home and investigates theoretical perspectives, which will help to inform their design and development. The theoretical grounding of this work is the use of multiple display infrastructures as pervasive systems and their analysis within the trajectories framework

Bio: Edward Anstead is a PhD student at the Horizon Doctoral Training Centre (2010 Cohort). His PhD work is investigating the use of multiscreen systems within the home. Edward has a background in Computer Science and HCI, he is supervised by Steve Benford and Robert Houghton.