Re: Repository of Existing Business-Level Use Cases for TVs In Tandem With Other Screens that Enrich Programs and Commercials via the Web

On 06/14/2013 11:36 AM, Yosuke Funahashi wrote:
> Hi Adam,
>
> Thanks for the email. Some very interesting topics broached here. If I
> understand you correctly, and please let me know if I misunderstand, you
> are suggesting we ultimately expand the BG document to include a broader
> range of use cases that include "video formats and  interactive 3D
> graphics, educational television, C-SPAN, PBS, debate television, news
> television, and audience comments and feedback topics."
>
> I think topics you suggested are relevant to the document and, as one of
> the editors of the document, I'm glad to merge new use cases from those
> topics. The document is intended to be a repository for use cases and
> this will contribute meaningfully.
>
> To get the discussions started, a draft note or list of potential use
> cases would be helpful. Would you be willing to put something together?
> Once we receive a preliminary list we will put it on the BG wiki and
> begin discussions.
>
> BTW, this mailing list is for the Web and TV IG. Since the document is
> on the BG github page, let's continue this discussion on the BG mailing
> list.

+1

Thanks, Yosuke!

Kazuyuki


> FYI to all, I think this is a good time to mention the outcome of a
> discussion about collaboration and separation between the IG and BG. The
> IG co-chairs and its TF moderators have decided that the BG should
> maintain its own documents and that the IG and its TFs will reference
> them when necessary. Decisions on collaboration and separation will be
> made by TF moderators and the BG chair on a case-by-case basis.
>
> Regards,
> Yosuke
>
>
> On 6/12/13 5:04 PM, Adam Sobieski wrote:
>> Web and Television Interest Group,
>>
>> Greetings.  I would like to complement the report /Repository of Existing
>> Business-Level Use Cases for TVs In Tandem With Other Screens that Enrich
>> Programs and Commercials via the Web/
>> (http://webandbroadcasting.github.io/tvs-n-other-screens/) and to
>> indicate that
>> the report has been useful for indicating topics including to
>> colleagues at
>> C-SPAN and PBS.
>>
>> In addition to the topics, scenarios, and use cases in that report, I
>> would like
>> to broach for discussion a number of topics including: video formats and
>> interactive 3D graphics, educational television, C-SPAN, PBS, debate
>> television,
>> news television, and audience comments and feedback topics.
>>
>> On the topic of new combinations of video and interactive 3D graphics,
>> educational television and science television have often made use of
>> computer
>> graphics (e.g. scientific visualization) and, as video is increasingly
>> rendered
>> on devices with graphics cards, new video formats can facilitate
>> combinations of
>> video and interactive 3D graphics.  We can explore and develop new video
>> streaming and storage formats (e.g. MPEG, MPEG-4 includes 3D graphics
>> capabilities) for use cases and scenarios where video players can, in
>> addition
>> to rendering 3D graphics, facilitate interactivity, including with speech
>> recognition.  Such interactivity can enhance user experiences.
>>
>> Numerous children's television shows include, towards interactivity,
>> pauses
>> after characters ask questions or present quizzes.  With multiple device
>> scenarios, with interactive 3D graphics and speech recognition features,
>> interactive television shows (e.g.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%27s_Clues)
>> can be even more interactive and educational.
>>
>> On the topic of C-SPAN, there are exciting possibilities with regard
>> to C-SPAN
>> content and websites.  Some conversation-starting ideas pertaining to
>> C-SPAN
>> content include: transcripts, transcript-based navigation, transcript
>> analysis,
>> summarization, summarization-based navigation (e.g. table of contents
>> into
>> video), topics and subtopics, entity extraction, hyperlinks into the
>> C-SPAN
>> video archive and to other websites, as well as speakers'
>> presentations, data
>> items, infographics, or other content.
>>
>> Topics include enhanced features for both live and recorded content,
>> streaming
>> and stored content, and, in addition to content from the capital and
>> content
>> from civics events, various panels and summits, C-SPAN content
>> includes the
>> shows: America & The Courts, American History TV, Book TV, First
>> Ladies, Local
>> Content Vehicles, Newsmakers, Prime Minister's Questions, Q&A, The
>> Communicators, and Washington Journal.
>>
>> On the topic of PBS, a list of PBS shows is available at:
>> http://www.pbs.org/programs/.
>>
>> On the topic of debate television, video, the Web and technology,
>> including
>> multi-device scenarios, scholars, scientists and technologists have been
>> interested in these topics and, in addition to some of the
>> aforementioned C-SPAN
>> ideas, research is underway into enhancing debate video with computer
>> technology.
>>
>> On the topic of news television, numerous innovations are possible
>> including
>> ideas from /Repository of Existing Business-Level Use Cases for TVs In
>> Tandem
>> With Other Screens that Enrich Programs and Commercials via the Web/
>> and those
>> indicated herein.
>>
>> On the topic of audience comments and feedback
>> (http://webandbroadcasting.github.io/tvs-n-other-screens/#package-5-share-viewing-experience-with-friends...
>>
>> ,
>> http://webandbroadcasting.github.io/tvs-n-other-screens/#package-6-share-viewing-experience-publicly...),
>>
>> that interactivity and interconnectivity is a tremendous step forward for
>> video-based content and such features can enhance countless user
>> experiences.
>>
>> The combinations of computing devices, of the Web, with video, with
>> television,
>> are exciting topics.  With any new transformative technologies, there are
>> opportunities for broad discussion and for broad innovation.  I wanted
>> to,
>> again, complement the report and to broach for discussion video
>> formats and
>> interactive 3D graphics, educational television, C-SPAN, PBS, debate
>> television,
>> news television, and audience comments and feedback topics.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Adam Sobieski
>


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