Key research themes
1. How does second screen use vary among different demographic groups, particularly Generation Z, and what motivates their second screen behaviors?
This research area investigates the prevalence of second screen use, the types of devices and TV content involved, and the underlying motivations for this behavior among specific population groups, especially Generation Z. Understanding demographic-specific usage patterns and motivations informs media producers and advertisers about engagement strategies and content design to better cater to target audiences.
2. What are the interaction challenges and design implications of multi-display environments, including mobile devices with multiple screens, for seamless user experience?
This theme addresses how multiple displays—whether fixed large tiled screens, mobile devices with heterogeneous displays, or projection-phones—impact user interaction, visual perception, and performance. It focuses on the architectural, technological, and ergonomic challenges in managing inputs, cursor movement, and visual continuity across screens, exploring how to mitigate negative visual separation effects and enable effective content sharing and collaboration in multi-display contexts.
3. How does second screen use reshape audience engagement and media consumption patterns during live media events and sports viewing?
Research in this domain explores how multitasking with second screens affects audience attention, engagement, and media consumption during live broadcasts of news events and sports. It investigates the interaction between primary media (TV) and secondary devices, the integrative or substitutive roles of second screens, and the emergent textual or social modalities that complement audiovisual content, aiming to understand audience practices, motivations, and the social experience in hybrid and multiscreen viewing contexts.