SMARTSET – User Requirements Definition
Puukko, Timo; Merivirta, Minttu (2015)
Lapin AMK
2015
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-316-098-9
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-316-098-9
Tiivistelmä
Creative industry SMEs in the broadcast media sector, such as small-scale TV stations and production companies, have a need for Virtual Reality and Augmented Technologies to remain competitive, bearing in mind their limitations in facilities and resources. The possibility of expanding the use of advanced graphics technologies which are only within reach for large-scale TV networks, will be an important step forward to creative industry SMEs in the competitiveness of this industry. (User Consultation Process Protocol and Tools 2015.)
The vision in the SmartSet project is to develop a low cost virtual studio solution that, despite being ten times less than the cost of comparable solutions on the market, will have the same quality of high cost solutions currently used by larger broadcast media companies but with a simple and limited functionality so that the project will increase the competitiveness of the European creative industries, particularly in the broadcast media sector (User Consultation Process Protocol and Tools 2015). In this sense, the SmartSet concept is a “game changer” and will provide creative industries’ SMEs with the capability to compete with the big broadcast media players in the market. Moreover, the SmartSet solution will provide any organisation with an interest in broadcast media with the means to set up broadcast television capability. (Project Implementation Manual and Quality Control Plan 2015.)
The SmartSet project aims to meet the following challenges:
Creative industry SMEs in the media sector, in particular, have highlighted the need for a high performance, low cost, virtual studio solution. In order to meet this challenge, the SmartSet technology must be both cost effective and meet a wide range of diverse user needs.
To increase the probability of commercial success, relevant stakeholders must be involved from the outset, not only to ensure that the validation criteria to be used are appropriate and in line with user needs but also as an early step towards market preparation.
Existing virtual studio solutions are complex, expensive and beyond the reach of many creative industry SMEs. Therefore, building on existing industry standards, the SmartSet consortium is intended for producing a more cost effective, market-ready solution, comparable to existing high cost solutions available in the international market in terms of quality, graphic resolution and realism etc. There are low-cost solutions available but the quality of performance is poor. (Project Implementation Manual and Quality Control Plan 2015.)
The vision in the SmartSet project is to develop a low cost virtual studio solution that, despite being ten times less than the cost of comparable solutions on the market, will have the same quality of high cost solutions currently used by larger broadcast media companies but with a simple and limited functionality so that the project will increase the competitiveness of the European creative industries, particularly in the broadcast media sector (User Consultation Process Protocol and Tools 2015). In this sense, the SmartSet concept is a “game changer” and will provide creative industries’ SMEs with the capability to compete with the big broadcast media players in the market. Moreover, the SmartSet solution will provide any organisation with an interest in broadcast media with the means to set up broadcast television capability. (Project Implementation Manual and Quality Control Plan 2015.)
The SmartSet project aims to meet the following challenges:
Creative industry SMEs in the media sector, in particular, have highlighted the need for a high performance, low cost, virtual studio solution. In order to meet this challenge, the SmartSet technology must be both cost effective and meet a wide range of diverse user needs.
To increase the probability of commercial success, relevant stakeholders must be involved from the outset, not only to ensure that the validation criteria to be used are appropriate and in line with user needs but also as an early step towards market preparation.
Existing virtual studio solutions are complex, expensive and beyond the reach of many creative industry SMEs. Therefore, building on existing industry standards, the SmartSet consortium is intended for producing a more cost effective, market-ready solution, comparable to existing high cost solutions available in the international market in terms of quality, graphic resolution and realism etc. There are low-cost solutions available but the quality of performance is poor. (Project Implementation Manual and Quality Control Plan 2015.)