- From: Kazuyuki Ashimura <ashimura@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:19:47 +0900
- To: public-web-and-tv@w3.org
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 > -- Kaz Ashimura, W3C Staff Contact for Web&TV, MMI and Voice Tel: +81 466 49 1170
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