Digital TV in Distance Learning – Interactions and Expectations

We report from a usability study of Digital Television (DTV) with 30 subjects. It was found that content and interface elements should be evaluated in terms of concrete and conceptual nearness with respect to all parts of the DTV experience. Additionally, several features of the DTV application interface were salient in user evaluations: navigation and structure, level of engagement, interface display and timing, responsiveness, and multimedia design.