Adaptive Subtitles: Preferences and Trade-Offs in Real-Time Media Adaption

Benjamin M. Gorman; Michael Crabb; Mike Armstrong

doi:10.1145/3411764.3445509

Adaptive Subtitles: Preferences and Trade-Offs in Real-Time Media Adaption

Benjamin M. Gorman, Michael Crabb, Mike Armstrong

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Abstract

Subtitles can help improve the understanding of media content. People enable subtitles based on individual characteristics (e.g., language or hearing ability), viewing environment, or media context (e.g., drama, quiz show). However, some people find that subtitles can be distracting and that they negatively impact their viewing experience. We explore the challenges and opportunities surrounding interaction with real-time personalisation of subtitled content. To understand how people currently interact with subtitles, we first conducted an online questionnaire with 102 participants. We used our findings to elicit requirements for a new approach called Adaptive Subtitles that allows the viewer to alter which speakers have subtitles displayed in real-time. We evaluated our approach with 19 participants to understand the interaction trade-offs and challenges within real-time adaptations of subtitled media. Our evaluation findings suggest that granular controls and structured onboarding allow viewers to make informed trade-offs when adapting media content, leading to improved viewing experiences.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Making Waves, Combining Strengths
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	1-11
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450380966
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445509
Publication status	Published - 6 May 2021
Event	CHI 2021: Making Waves, Combining Strengths - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 8 May 2021 → 13 May 2021 https://chi2021.acm.org/

Publication series

Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Conference

Conference	CHI 2021
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	8/05/21 → 13/05/21
Internet address	https://chi2021.acm.org/

Keywords

Adaptive-interfaces
Captions
Closed-captions
Media
Subtitles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Software

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Gorman, B. M., Crabb, M., & Armstrong, M. (2021). Adaptive Subtitles: Preferences and Trade-Offs in Real-Time Media Adaption. In CHI 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Making Waves, Combining Strengths (pp. 1-11). Article 733 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445509

Gorman, Benjamin M. ; Crabb, Michael ; Armstrong, Mike. / Adaptive Subtitles : Preferences and Trade-Offs in Real-Time Media Adaption. CHI 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Making Waves, Combining Strengths. Association for Computing Machinery, 2021. pp. 1-11 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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Gorman, BM, Crabb, M & Armstrong, M 2021, Adaptive Subtitles: Preferences and Trade-Offs in Real-Time Media Adaption. in CHI 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Making Waves, Combining Strengths., 733, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 1-11, CHI 2021, Yokohama, Japan, 8/05/21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445509

Adaptive Subtitles: Preferences and Trade-Offs in Real-Time Media Adaption. / Gorman, Benjamin M.; Crabb, Michael; Armstrong, Mike.
CHI 2021 - Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Making Waves, Combining Strengths. Association for Computing Machinery, 2021. p. 1-11 733 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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