Developing design guidelines for context-aware mobile applications

ABSTRACT

Context-aware computing sets new challenges for interaction design. This paper introduces the special characteristics of context-aware mobile devices that should be taken into account in interaction and user interface design, and proposes design guidelines for context-aware mobile applications. The proposed guidelines are evaluated with two design exercises.

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Index Terms

• Human-centered computing