Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Quality of Experience (QoE) in Visual Multimedia Applications

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
Multimedia Applications

scholarly journals On the influence of individual differences in cross-modal Mulsemedia QoE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elahe Kani-Zabihi ◽  
Nadia Hussain ◽  
Gebremariam Mesfin ◽  
Alexandra Covaci ◽  
Gheorghita Ghinea
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
Multimedia Applications ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Multiple Media ◽  
Human Side

Abstract Quality of Experience (QoE) is inextricably linked to the human side of the multimedia experience. Whilst there has been a considerable amount of research undertaken to explore the various dimensions of QoE, one facet which been relatively unexplored is the role of individual differences in determining an individual’s QoE. Whereas this is certainly true of multimedia applications, when it comes to mulsemedia (multiple media engaging three or more human senses) this is even more so, given its emerging and novel nature. Accordingly, in this paper we report the results of a study which investigated the role that individual differences (such as age, gender, education, and smell sensitivity) have on QoE, when mulsemedia incorporating olfactory and haptic stimuli is experienced in cross-modal environments. Our results reveal that whilst users had a satisfying overall mulsemedia experience the specific use of cross modally matched odours did not result in significantly higher QoE levels than when a control scent (rosemary) was employed. However, aspects of QoE are impacted upon by all individual differences dimensions considered in our study.

scholarly journals Guest editorial special issue on quality of experience for multimedia applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-701
Author(s):  
Mikołaj I. Leszczuk ◽  
Eduardo Cerqueira ◽  
Marília Curado ◽  
Andreas Mauthe ◽  
Sherali Zeadally
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
Guest Editorial ◽  
Multimedia Applications ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Editorial Special Issue

scholarly journals Multimedia Quality of Experience (QoE): Current Status and Future Direction

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaminda Hewage ◽  
Erhan Ekmekcioglu
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Multimedia Applications ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Multimedia Technologies ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Technical Measures

Quality of Experience (QoE) is becoming an important factor of User-Centred Design (UCD). The deployment of pure technical measures such as Quality of Service (QoS) parameters to assess the quality of multimedia applications is phasing out due to the failure of those methods to quantify true user satisfaction. Though significant research results and several deployments have occurred and been realized over the last few years, focusing on QoE-based multimedia technologies, several issues both of theoretical and practical importance remain open. Accordingly, the papers of this Special Issue are significant contribution samples within the general ecosystem highlighted above, ranging from QoE in the capture, processing and consumption of next-generation multimedia applications. In particular, a total of five excellent articles have been accepted, following a rigorous review process, which address many of the aforementioned challenges and beyond.

scholarly journals Mitigation of the Effects of Network Outage on Video QoE Using a Sender Buffer

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1209
Author(s):  
Tahir Nawaz Minhas ◽  
Markus Fiedler
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Experience ◽  
Video Quality ◽  
Multimedia Applications ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Live Streaming ◽  
End User ◽  
Analytical Relations ◽  
User Ratings ◽  
The Impact

With the growth of multimedia applications and the mobile Internet, quality sense and quality expectation of the end-user are rising rapidly. A small notable distortion in the multimedia applications may degrade the degree of delight of the user, who is very considerate of the video Quality of Experience (QoE). During live streaming, a network outage may result in video freezes and video jumps. To dampen the impact of a network outage on the video QoE, we propose the use of a well-sized sender buffer. We present the concept, derive key analytical relations, and perform a set of subjective tests. Based on those, we report a significant enhancement of user ratings due to the proposed sender buffer in the presence of network outages.

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