- From: Adam Sobieski <adamsobieski@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:57:14 +0000
- To: Yosuke Funahashi <yosuke@funahashi.cc>
- CC: "public-webandbroadcasting@w3.org" <public-webandbroadcasting@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <SNT138-W33E728BC4BEEACB5FA7BB5C5830@phx.gbl>
> 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
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