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

> Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:36:11 +0900
> From: yosuke@funahashi.cc
> To: adamsobieski@hotmail.com
> CC: public-web-and-tv@w3.org
> Subject: Re: Repository of Existing Business-Level Use Cases for TVs In Tandem With Other Screens that Enrich Programs and Commercials via the Web
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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
> 
> -- 
> Yosuke Funahashi
> co-Chair, W3C Web and TV Interest Group
> Chair, W3C Web and Broadcasting Business Group
> Researcher, Keio University Research Institute at SFC
> Board Director, Tomo-Digi Corporation