Requirements Elicitation Towards a Search Engine for Semantic Multimedia Content

We investigate user requirements regarding the interface design for a semantic multimedia search and retrieval based on a prototypical implementation of a search engine for multimedia content on the web. Thus, unlike existing image search engines and video search engines, we are interested in true multimedia content combining different media assets into multimedia documents like PowerPoint presentations and Flash files. In a user study with 20 participants, we conducted a formative evaluation based on the think-aloud method and semi-structured interviews in order to obtain requirements to a future web search engine for multimedia content. The interviews are complemented by a paper-and-pencil questionnaire to obtain quantitative information and present mockups demonstrating the user interface of a future multimedia search and retrieval engine.