• DocumentCode
    3345125
  • Title

    Are websites optimized for mobile devices and Smart TVs?

  • Author

    Perakakis, Emmanouil ; Ghinea, Gheorghita ; Thanou, Evanthia

  • Author_Institution
    Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    25-27 June 2015
  • Firstpage
    47
  • Lastpage
    53
  • Abstract
    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the adaptation of some of the world´s most popular Web sites to the “post-pc era” of using multiple devices for accessing the Web. Up till recently the PC used to be the only device used for accessing the WWW. This has changed dramatically over the past few years with the introduction of many powerful Internet-connected devices such as Smart Phones, Tablets and Smart TVs. Due to the many differences between these devices in terms of screen size, hardware power, input methods etc. in most cases a PC-optimized Web site is not optimally viewed in these devices, resulting in poor usability and User Experience. In this survey 49 of the world´s most visited Web sites, according to Alexa.com, are being examined to see if they offer optimized versions for Internet-connected mobile devices and Smart TVs. Results show wide support for mobile devices in contrast to very limited support for Smart TVs.
  • Keywords
    Web design; digital television; human factors; smart phones; Alexa.com; Internet-connected devices; Internet-connected mobile devices; PC-optimized Web site; hardware power; input methods; screen size; smart TV; smart phones; tablets; usability; user experience; Browsers; Google; Internet; Mobile communication; Smart phones; TV; RWD; connected TV; mobile phones; multi-screen; responsive web design; smart TVs; tablets;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Human System Interactions (HSI), 2015 8th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Warsaw
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HSI.2015.7170642
  • Filename
    7170642