Identifying adaptation dimensions in digital talking books

We have developed an automatic DTB production platform [3], which is capable of flexibly generating different user interfaces for talking books. DTBs are built from digital copies of the source text and audio narration, through a two phase process. The first phase, which deals with content only aspects, aligns textual and audio content, standardizes it, and adds indexing information. The second phase deals with the interaction and presentation aspects, generating interfaces that can use visual and audio input and output [5]. In this paper we identify adaptation enabling variables, and components that can be adapted, in a setting specific to Digital Talking Books. We then propose an evolution to our Digital Talking Book builder framework, to enable the production of adaptive books. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces – Evaluation/methodology, Input devices and strategies, Voice I/O; H.5.1 [Information Interfaces and Prese...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: IUI
• Authors: Carlos Duarte, Luís Carriço
• Keywords: Digital Talking Book, IUI 2004, Software Engineering, Talking Book, User Interfaces