Mobile Music Applications Research Articles

Previous survey about service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty before revealing various relationships in mobile music application industry

Previous survey about service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty before revealing various relationships in mobile music application industry

A MOBILE MUSIC APPLICATION FOR CAREGIVERS OF PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA: A USABILITY TESTING STUDY

Abstract More than 11 million Americans spend an average of 26.3 hours caring for a person with dementia (PWD). Managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) is a significant source of caregiver stress. Music-based interventions (MBIs) have been shown to be a pleasant activity enjoyed by both PWD and their caregivers, with the potential to help alleviate BPSD. However, current commercial music streaming services are not designed for families coping with dementia due to subscription and/or network connection requirements. This mixed-methods usability study tested caregivers’ experience with an open-source Android application (MUsic to Support Engagement and Resilience, or MUSER) as a potential platform for home-based MBI delivered by caregivers of PWD. In-lab and in-home testing sessions were conducted with 6 caregivers (2 former and 4 current caregivers, 1 male and 5 females). Semi-structured interviews were conducted before and after the in-home testing period between July and November 2021 to better understand User Experiences (UX). Family caregivers had a mean age of 57.8 (SD=26.2, range 20-77). The main themes identified from the interviews included ease of use, device and music preferences, and prior experience with technology. Overall, users reported high satisfaction and would recommend the application to other caregivers. Users reported that listening to music on the app elicited positive emotional effects (e.g., calmness and relaxation). The MUSER mobile music application can be used by caregivers to deliver MBI in the community. Future research should test whether a caregiver-delivered MBI would be efficacious in reducing BPSD among PWD.

Musical Control Gestures in Mobile Handheld Devices: Design Guidelines Informed by Daily User Experience

Mobile handheld devices, such as smartphones and tablets, have become some of the most prominent ubiquitous terminals within the information and communication technology landscape. Their transformative power within the digital music domain changed the music ecosystem from production to distribution and consumption. Of interest here is the ever-expanding number of mobile music applications. Despite their growing popularity, their design in terms of interaction perception and control is highly arbitrary. It remains poorly addressed in related literature and lacks a clear, systematized approach. In this context, our paper aims to provide the first steps towards defining guidelines for optimal sonic interaction design practices in mobile music applications. Our design approach is informed by user data in appropriating mobile handheld devices. We conducted an experiment to learn links between control gestures and musical parameters, such as pitch, duration, and amplitude. A twofold action—reflection protocol and tool-set for evaluating the aforementioned links—are also proposed. The results collected from the experiment show statistically significant trends in pitch and duration control gesture mappings. On the other hand, amplitude appears to elicit a more diverse mapping approach, showing no definitive trend in this experiment.

A Study on the Influence of Mobile Music Application Users' Social Experience on Purchasing Intention - The Mediating Effect of Brand Attachment

A Study on the Influence of Mobile Music Application Users' Social Experience on Purchasing Intention - The Mediating Effect of Brand Attachment

Human movement expressivity for mobile active music listening

In this paper we describe the SAME networked platform for context-aware, experience-centric mobile music applications, and we present an implementation of the SAME active music listening paradigm: the Mobile Conductor. It allows the user to express herself in conducting a virtual ensemble playing a MIDI piece of music by means of her mobile phone. The mobile phone detects the user’s hand movement and molds the music performance style by modulating its speed, volume, and intonation.

Exploring consumer attitudes towards mobile music services

The emerging capabilities of mobile telephony provide a promising alternative commerce channel, contributing to the configuration of the appropriate conditions for the forthcoming communication industry convergence. Elaborating on the rapid evolutions in the mobile commerce landscape, this paper investigates consumer attitudes towards mobile music services through an exploratory research approach conducted in Finland, UK and Greece. The objective of this study is to support content providers and mobile operators to capitalize on the unexplored marketing challenges existing in the virgin territory of mobile music. The findings indicate that content‐centric criteria (i.e., sound/image quality and content variety) are the most critical success factors for mobile music diffusion and consumer adoption, while content personalization capabilities, ubiquity, and easy‐to‐use interfaces constitute for the consumers the most desired features of a mobile music application. Significant differences were observed between consumers willing to adopt mobile music services and those that are not, in terms of the importance they assign to specific mobile music application selection criteria and features. Finally, significant differences were observed between the investigated countries in terms of consumers’ willingness to adopt mobile music services.