From pilot to practice: creating multiple input multimedia content for real-world deployment

In this paper we take further the experimental work on the use of multiple-input devices for developing regions and describe the process involved in creating a ready-to-deploy multimedia CD for English, as a second language, in vernacular-language-medium Indian schools. We briefly explore three areas here – first, we discuss the choice of learning English as a second language for our test application, and the pedagogical process used in designing the multimedia content. Second, we describe the various interaction designs for multiple-input modalities that we have employed, and discuss the motivations behind each, as well as the outcomes in preliminary trials. Finally, we lay out the practical challenges in both design and deployment of a real-world implementation of such a system.

ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI): International Workshop on Intelligent User Interfaces for Developing Regions