Pixaura
2007 MHCI Capstone Project   |  Carnegie Mellon University

Background Research

Literature Reviews

Our team has reviewed more than 75 publications from various conference proceedings covering a variety of topics in the digital photography domain. Many publications we reviewed illustrate how the recent shift from prints to digital photos has affected the way people interact and share photos. They provide insights into some of the common user behaviors at various stages of the digital photo lifecycle as well as some novel interaction styles and visualization methods that enhance user experience. Although the various foci in these publications show how people have addressed this problem space in different ways and generated diverse insights, we focused on findings and results that are identified as closely related or have demonstrated some relation to the photo triage process.



Competitive Analysis

We also conducted competitive analysis on a wide range of products that are currently in the market supporting diverse aspects of the digital photo lifecycle. The products ranged from desktop applications that primarily support importing, organizing, and authoring, to web services that support uploading, authoring and sharing. We recorded novel interactions provided, as well as breakdowns and limitations in these products.


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