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Contextual Understanding

Homeward bound and one of our local crew ad-hocs his way along the train. Me? Just along for the ride. And yeah, we're in the upper deck seating until something came available at ground level.

Mobile device and service designers are often asked to consider commuting as a prime use case - to what extent does commuting differ around the world? For example for Mobile TV in South Korea - check out slide 32 onwards in the presentation below for a breakdown of contextual factors affecting adoption for commuting in Seoul.

Writing from somewhere near | June 5, 2008 | Permalink