This PhD will propose new paradigms of synchronous and asynchronous presentations (such as scientific talks, company internal presentations and briefings, museum exhibitions) that are more interactive, engaging and entertaining for the audience. It will also propose novel systems to accomodate these new paradigms.
Presentations are one of the primary communication media used nowadays by researchers, employees, educators, and content creators, whether during live talks, meetings, recorded video presentations, or shared asynchronous media. However, current presentation technologies still provide limited opportunities for rich audience interaction, collaborative engagement, and adaptive viewing experiences.
This project will explore how interactive technologies can enable novel forms of interaction around presentations and presentation videos. It will investigate new systems that support audience participation during live presentations, and socially enriched viewing of asynchronous presentation content, and interactive mechanisms that allow viewers to navigate, annotate, discuss, and revisit presentation materials in more meaningful ways. The research will also reflect on how future presentation infrastructures and media formats can better accommodate these new interactive experiences. It will also explore how integrating knowledge about the audience (epxertise, perceptual skills) can further improve these experiences.
