| PILOT ACTION NAME | COUNTRY | PILOT ACTION TYPE | NUMBER OF USERS | DESCRIPTIONS | ACTION OBJECTIVE | TEST MATERIAL | PLANNED DATE OF EXECUTION | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP1-ST-Presentation modes | "Germany (RBB) Spain (CCMA and UAB)" | Closed | 16 (5+5+6) | "Comfort "Field of View" Guiding to speaker (sided text, arrow, and compass)" | To get feed-back on the features to be implemented and narrow them down if necessary. | Rapzember | April and May 2018 | Done |
| PRP1-SL-Presentation modes | Germany (RBB) | Closed | 5 | "Comfort "Field of View" Guiding to speaker (sided SL video, arrow) and forced perspective" | To get feed-back on the features to be implemented and narrow them down if necessary | Rapzember | April 2018 | Done |
| PRCN1-AD-Presentation modes | "United Kingdom (RNIB) Spain (UAB)" | Closed | 10 (6+4) | Three versions of audio description with different sound and scripting strategies | To get feed-back on the features to be implemented and narrow them down if necessary | Private content | April and May 2018 | Done |
| P1-ST-Presentation modes | "Germany (RBB) Spain (CCMA)" | Closed | 25 (12+13) | "Guiding to speaker (arrow, radar)" | Gathering feedback for the second iteration | I Philip | September and October 2018 | Done |
| P1-ST-Player | "Germany (RBB) Spain (CCMA)" | Closed | 25 (12+13) | Player usability: accessing subtitling service with traditional menu and HMD | Gathering feedback on player interface | Desconcert 1 | September and October 2018 | Done |
| P1-ACM | "Germany (RBB) Spain (CCMA, UAB)" | Closed | 7 | ACM usability and user preferences | Gathering feedback from professional content managers. | Polònia | July 2018 | Done |
| P1-ST-Editor | Spain (UAB) | Closed | 27 | Subtitling editor usability and user preferences | Gathering feedback from professional subtitlers. | Private content | July 2018 | Done |
| P1-AD-Editor | Spain (UAB) | Closed | 24 | AD editor usability and user preferences | Gathering feedback from professional audiodescribers. | Private content | September to October 2018 | Done |
| PRP2-ST-Presentation modes | Spain (UAB) | Closed | 6 hearing + 8 HoH | "Presentation modes: always visible vs fixed positioned arrow vs autopositioning" | "Comparing current solutions with ImAc developments. Identify preferred solutions by users and most immersive options. Head tracking analysis." | "Holy Land" and "American Guelaguetza" | November 2018 | Done |
| PRP2-ST-Presentation modes | Spain (UAB) | Closed | 20 hearing + 20 HoH | "Presentation modes: always visible vs fixed positioned arrow vs radar" | "Comparing current solutions with ImAc developments. Identify preferred solutions by users and most immersive options. Head tracking analysis." | "Holy Land" and "I Philip" | March to April 2019 | Done |
| PRP2-ST-Presentation modes | "Germany (RBB) Spain (CCMA)" | Closed | 24 (12+12) | Subtitle positioning (always visible with arrow versus fixed positioned with arrow) and non-speech sound representation (emojis versus text) | Gathering feed-back from users on developments | I Philip | May to June 2019 | Done |
| PRP2-ST-Player | "Germany (RBB) Spain (CCMA)" | Closed | 24 (12+12) | Player usability: accessing subtitling service with tablet and HMD | Features evaluation | Desconcert | May to June 2019 | Done |
| PRP2-E2R-Presentation modes | Spain (UAB) | Closed | 8 | Preferences between SDH and E2R subtitling | Gathering user feed-back on E2R subtitles | "Opera" | May to June 2019 | Done |
| PRP2-SL-Presentation modes | Germany (RBB) | Closed | 10 | Display of signer video (continuous versus non-continuous). SL with ST versus SL only. Speaker representation (emoji versus text). | User preferences on different presentation modes | "I Philip" and "Opera" | May to June 2019 | Done |
| PRCN2-AD-Presentation modes | "United Kingdom (RNIB) Spain (UAB)" | Closed | 11 (5 + 6) | "Presentation modes: classic, dynamic, static." | Testing the methodology for the cross-national and the features to be tested | "Holy Land, episodes 1, 2, 3" | May to June 2019 | Done |
| PRCN2-AST-Presentation modes | "United Kingdom (RNIB) Spain (UAB)" | Closed | 11 (5 + 6) | "Presentation modes: classic, dynamic, both with TTS." | Testing the methodology for the cross-national and the features to be tested | Opera | May to June 2019 | Done |
| PRCN2-AD-Player | "United Kingdom (RNIB) Spain (UAB)" | Closed | 11 (5 + 6) | Player usability: voice interaction and enhanced menu | Testing the methodology for the cross-national and the features to be tested | "Holy Land, episode 4" | May to June 2019 | Done |
| P2-ACM | "Germany (RBB) Spain (CCMA)" | Open | 9+10 | ACM usability and user preferences | Gathering feed-back on improved version including user requirements. | "Polonia" | August to Setember 2019 | Executing |
| P2-ST-Editor | "Germany (RBB) Spain (CCMA)" | Open | 9+15 | Subtitling editor usability and user preferences | Gathering feed-back on improved version including user requirements. | I Philip | August to Setember 2019 | Executing |
| P2-SL-Editor | Germany (RBB) | Closed | 5 | SL editor usability and user preferences | Gathering feedback from professional SL interpreters. | Crime Scene | August to September 2019 | Delayed |
| P2-AD-Editor | Spain (UAB) | Closed | AD editor usability and user preferences | Gathering feed-back on improved version including user requirements. | September 2019 | Delayed | ||
| P2-ST-HbbTV+CS | Spain (CCMA) | Open | "ST presentation modes, usability, tracking of personalisation settings Use of Companion Screen device." | Gathering feed-back on the ImAc experience using a Companion Screen device. | "Sant Jordi's Day, Cuines, Making of TN, Making of FAQs..." | October 2019 to January 2020 | Planned | |
| P2-ST-SA/S | Spain (CCMA) | Open | "ST presentation modes, usability, tracking of personalisation settings" | Gathering feed-back on the ImAc experience. | "Sant Jordi's Day, Cuines, Making of TN, Making of FAQs..." | October 2019 to January 2020 | Planned | |
| P2-ST-PC+CS | Spain (CCMA) | Open | "ST presentation modes, usability, tracking of personalisation settings. Use of Companion Screen device." | Gathering feed-back on the ImAc experience using a Companion Screen device. | "Sant Jordi's Day, Cuines, Making of TN, Making of FAQs..." | October 2019 to January 2020 | Planned | |
| P2-ST-HMD/S | Spain (CCMA) | Semi-open | 10 | "ST presentation modes, usability, tracking of personalisation settings" | Gathering feed-back on the ImAc experience. | "Sant Jordi's Day, Cuines, Making of TN, Making of FAQs..." | October 2019 to January 2020 | Planned |
| P2-ST-SA/G | Germany (RBB) | Open | "ST presentation modes, usability, tracking of personalisation settings" | Final feedback on the ImAc experience | "Abenschau, CrimeScene, I Philip" | October 2019 to January 2020 | Planned | |
| P2-ST-HMD/G | Germany (RBB) | Closed | 10-15 | Workshop: isolated presentation modes and personalisation | Final feedback on the ImAc experience | "Abenschau, CrimeScene, I Philip" | October 2019 to January 2020 | Planned |
| P2-SL-SA/G | Germany (RBB) | Open | "SL presentation modes, usability, tracking of personalisation settings" | Final feedback on the ImAc experience | "Abenschau, CrimeScene, I Philip" | October 2019 to January 2020 | Planned | |
| P2-SL-HMD/G | Germany (RBB) | Closed | 10-15 | Workshop: isolated presentation modes and personalisation | Final feedback on the ImAc experience | "Abenschau, CrimeScene, I Philip" | October 2019 to January 2020 | Planned |
| CN-AD-Presentation modes | "United Kingdom (RNIB) Spain (UAB)" | Semi-open | 60 (30+30) | AD presentation modes based on scripting features | Final feedback on the ImAc experience | "Holy Land, episodes 1, 2, 3" | October 2019 to December 2019 (comment: although on D.5.2 it says August-October 2019 | Planned |
| CN-AST-presentation modes | "United Kingdom (RNIB) Spain (UAB)" | Semi-open | 60 (30+30) | AST presentation modes | Final feedback on the ImAc experience | Opera | October 2019 to December 2019 (comment: although on D.5.2 it says August-October 2019 | Planned |
| CN-Player | "United Kingdom (RNIB) Spain (UAB)" | Semi-open | 60 (30+30) | Player usability: voice interaction and enhanced menu | Final feedback on the ImAc experience | "Holy Land, episode 4" | October 2019 to December 2019 (comment: although on D.5.2 it says August-October 2019 | Planned |
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