Further into the Wild: Running Worldwide Trials of Mobile Systems
Further into the Wild: Running Worldwide Trials of Mobile Systems
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进一步探索：在全球范围内进行移动系统试验
DOI：
10.1007/978-3-642-12654-3_13
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发表时间：
2010
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M. Chalmers
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Donald Mcmillan;Alistair Morrison;O. Brown;Malcolm Hall;M. Chalmers
普适计算系统的许多研究涉及到将系统部署到一组用户，这些用户将通过直接观察、访谈和收集系统日志数据来进行研究。然而，此类研究通常在参与者数量和试验持续时间方面受到限制，特别是如果研究人员为参与者提供硬件。苹果的App Store和类似的应用程序存储库已经受到智能手机用户的欢迎，但很少有普适计算研究利用这些分发机制。我们描述了我们的经验，运行一个非常大规模的试验，这样的分布模型是用来招募数千名用户的移动的系统试验，可以连续运行，没有限制的结束日期。我们解释了我们如何进行这样的试验，包括数据记录和采访几个不同大陆的用户等问题。以这种方式运行的试验的好处和潜在的缺点进行了讨论，我们提供的方法来帮助管理一个大的和不同的用户群使用应用程序中的反馈措施和基于Web的社交网络应用程序的指导。我们描述了如何，通过这些方法，我们能够进一步发展的一块无处不在的计算软件，通过大规模的用户知情的设计。
Many studies of ubiquitous computing systems involve deploying a system to a group of users who will be studied through direct observation, interviews and the gathering of system log data. However, such studies are often limited in the number of participants and duration of the trial, particularly if the researchers are providing the participants with hardware. Apple's App Store and similar application repositories have become popular with smartphone users, yet few ubiquitous computing studies have yet utilised these distribution mechanisms. We describe our experiences of running a very large scale trial where such a distribution model is used to recruit thousands of users for a mobile system trial that can be run continuously with no constrained end date. We explain how we conducted such a trial, covering issues such as data logging and interviewing users based in several different continents. Benefits and potential shortcomings of running a trial in this way are discussed and we offer guidance on ways to help manage a large and disparate user-base using in-application feedback measures and web-based social networking applications. We describe how, through these methods, we were able to further the development of a piece of ubiquitous computing software through user-informed design on a mass scale.
泛计算软件的适配及其评估
DOI：
10.1145/1570433.1570460
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2009
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作者：
Hall M
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Hall M