Development of Multimedia Terminal that Uses Personal Tempo

In this paper, we propose a novel multimedia terminal in which the presentation tempo of the contents, such as videos, slideshows, and animation, are determined by the user’s personal tempo. We examined the relationship between the user’s personal tempo and a presentation tempo that the user prefers. The results showed that there was a correlation between the personal tempo and the presentation tempo. We then developed a multimedia terminal by using Flash. The terminal has two new functions: a personal-tempo measuring function and a display-speed control function that changes the presentation tempo of the contents. This tempo is determined by the user’s personal tempo.