Design in the IT industry: the role of users

Automatic generation of Brazilian sign language windows for digital TV systems

“…The maximum delay obtained (considering the maximum delay of each module) was 142.26 ms, whereas the minimum delay was 20.509 ms. Considering that the test was conducted with an open and representative vocabulary 18 and in a real scenario, the LIBRAS windows can be generated in real-time and with an average time probably much smaller than the time taken for a human translation (although with a lower quality of translation too). Furthermore, this average delay time is smaller than the time used in other related works, such as the solution proposed by San-Segundo et al [17,34,35] which reported an average delay for translating speech into LSE of around 8 s per sentence.…”

“…Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are rarely developed taking into account the specific requirements and needs of deaf people [18]. Their primary means of communication are the sign languages [7], but support for them is rarely addressed in the design of these technologies.…”

“…http://rederecord.r7.com/ 17. To support the implementation of this test, a "MPEG-2 TS IP retransmitter" equipment was used to tune the DTV channel and stream it MPEG-2 TS to LIBRAS translator and multiplexer18 According to a survey conducted by Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) and Brazilian Association of Radio and Television (ABERT)[14], Brazilian DTV channels have, in general, diverse programming, which consists of movies, series and soap operas (35.3 %), news programs…”

The Sources of Use-Information: A Review of Relevant Literature and an Exploration into Innovation and Aging

“…Especially among large ICT firms, formal procedures of consumer research are now commonplace within design units. However, their impact on design decisions and processes has remained limited in many cases (see chapters of Limonard and de Koning, Sarkkinen, and Joshi in Haddon et al, 2005;Haddon and Paul, 2001). Haddon (2002) has identified a number of reasons for this: ICT firms usually have a strong technological focus, they tend to measure success merely in terms of market shares, and they are inclined to take the consideration of general ergonomic principles "as sufficient to meet anything the user might want from the innovation" (p. 159).…”

Design for Adapted Devices: An Evaluation Tool of Smart Things for Seniors

“…The ICT industry has ignored in most cases requirements of groups like elderly or disabled people (usability of perceptual and motor skills, cognitive stimulation, cognitive remediation…). Reasons for this are diverse: economic issues, lack of knowledge about human center design, stereotypes concerning older people, and especially lack of information about the special needs of the elderly and disabled users [2].…”