integration present

The integration of

mobile apps and human

lives

30 October 2012

Chiang ka

yi,Wendy

Chung ka

hei,Sarah

Wong yiu

ting,Joyce

Work Flow

Introduction Objective Mind map Survey results Conclusion

The Introduction of Mobile Apps

A mobile application (or mobile app) is a software application designed to run on smartphones, tablet computers and other mobile devices.

They are available through application distribution platforms, which are typically operated by the owner of the mobile operating system, such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Store and BlackBerry App World.

Some apps are free, while others have a price.

The Introduction of Mobile Apps

The popularity of mobile applications has continued to rise, as their usage has become increasingly prevalent across mobile phone users.

The Introduction of Mobile Apps

Various types of mobile apps   - informative/entertaining/communication etc…

Mobile Apps is changing our human lifestyle

- Many people like using apps   - 11 billions apps have been downloaded

- People spent 2.7 hours on mobile phone everyday

- A mobile purchase is made every second on eBay

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yqHj1WXIHk

Objective

∵The prevalence of mobile apps

to figure out the influences of mobile apps towards human

to explore mobile apps’ benefits and costs

to see if there is any room of improvements for mobile apps

MIND MAP

The original format:http://www.mindmeister.com/205438575/my-new-mind-map

Survey results

Among 71 respondents in our questionnaire, 6 of them are incomplete. Hence, we are now going to utilize 65 interviewees’ result for analysis.

the use of mobile apps become more prevalent

none 1-5 times 6-10 times 11-20 times >20 times

0%

19% 20%24%

37%

Q2.how often do you use mobile apps everyday?

83%

17%

Q1.do you have a habit of using mobile apps?

yes

no

the significance of mobile apps has risen recently (62%= with implication)

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Q3.When you are incapable of us-ing mobile apps , will you have

the following conditions?

7% 13%

20%

27%

33%

Q4.To what extent do you think mobile apps af-fect your life? (1 = least affected , 5 = most af-

fected)

1

2

3

4

5

as compared with texting or calling,

communication apps can provide a free-of-

charge opportunity for people to integrate with

the others

93%

7%

Q5.Have you ever used the apps that can link up with or connect

with people? (e.g. Whatsapp, Facebook,Twitter)

Yesno

38%

21%13% 13% 13%

2%

Q6.Hence, what are the reasons for using the apps mentioned

above question?

Communication

with progression of communication skills (owing to the

widely usage of the mobile apps), social network has been

improved as well.

With improvement With regression No change

0.28

0.1

0.62

Q8.Do the above apps cause any influence to your com-

munication skills?

7%13%

20%27%

33%

Q7.Regarding to previous question, to what extent do you think the apps

mentioned in Q5 help you to widen your social network? (1= lowest mark, 5=

highest mark) 12345

Information apps

89%

11%

Q9.Have you ever used in-formative apps?(e.g.Dic-tionary , News , E-book)

yesno

45%

16% 15%24%

Q10.Which of the following are the rationals for you to use information apps? (e.g. Dictionary, Wikipedia,

News, E-book)

Informative apps provide with a number of references

yet, they may not worth referencing due to the

inaccuracy of data

yes no0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%

63%

37%

Q11.Have you ever received inaccurate data from infor-

mative apps?

87%

13%

Q12.Through using informative apps, do you think you can re-

ceive multiple information?

yesno

In spite of the convenience of E books, Books still cannot

be replaced due to people’s habits.

E-books Books

28%

72%

Q13.Which one do you pre-fer, E-books or books?

38%

32%

29%2%

Q15.What are the reasons for choosing Books?

HabitsIncrease reading and learning motivationLess harm towards eyesOthers:

Entertainment

87%

13%

Q16.Have you ever used entertaining apps?(e.g.An-

gry birds)

yesno

48%

7%

40%

5%

Q17.Hence , what are the reasons for using entertain-

ing apps?Relax Peer influence(e.g.

herd mentality)Kill time Media

effect(e.g.advertisement)

yes no

40%

60%

Q18.Do entertaining apps bring you any negative im-

plication?

39%

26%16% 19%

Q19.What are the negative ef-fects?

Overall

yes no

83%

17%

Q21.Do you think there is any room of improvement for cur-

rent mobile apps?

33%

43%

24%

Q22.Hence , if yes , what are the reasons?

Quicker loading speedBetter quality(e.g.without bugs)Increase the number of free-of-charge apps

Job divisionSarah Joyce Wendy

1-Mind map

2-Questionaire

3-Data research

4-Graphic interpretation

5-Questionaire analysis

6-Powerpoint

7-Speech

References

http://hk.image.search.yahoo.com/images

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yqHj1WXIHk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_apps

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