Social Use of Camera Phones

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Social Use of Camera Phones

• Kyle Bechtel
• September 30th, 2008

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Overview

• Over 50 of mobile phones sold contain cameras
• Reasons for camera phone usage
• Emotional
• Functional

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Emotional Uses of Phone Images
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Functional Uses of Phone Images
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Evaluation

• User group not clearly defined
• Age range
• Technical ability
• Subjective classification of categories

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Extensions

• Live video conferencing
• Easier in-call photos
• Audio captions for picture messages
• Location based tagging
• Increased user awareness of feature set

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Questions?