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Recommendation system and user interface design for experimental streaming service

Author

Term

4. term

Education

Publication year

2018

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Pages

69

Abstract

Re:Voir er en distributør af eksperimentelle film, som vil lancere en abonnementbaseret streamingtjeneste. Projektet undersøger, hvad der kendetegner eksperimentelle film, og hvordan de kan opdeles i kategorier. Vi gennemgår den nyeste forskning i anbefalingssystemer – værktøjer, der foreslår film til seere på baggrund af data – og analyserer tjenester som Netflix og YouTube for at lære af deres praksis. På den baggrund skitserer vi og begynder at afprøve en anbefalingsløsning tilpasset eksperimentel film. Vi omsætter indsigter fra tidligere forskning til en plan for implementering og diskuterer, hvordan en nicheservice kan vokse fra bunden: starte småt, indsamle de rigtige data og udbygge analysen over tid. Til sidst præsenterer vi et brugerfladedesign baseret på aktuelle tendenser.

Re:Voir is a distributor of experimental films that plans to launch a subscription streaming service. This project examines what defines experimental films and how they can be grouped into categories. We review current research on recommender systems—tools that suggest films to viewers based on data—and analyze services such as Netflix and YouTube to learn from their practices. Building on this, we outline and begin to test a recommendation approach tailored to experimental cinema. We translate insights from prior research into an implementation plan and discuss how a niche platform can grow from the ground up: start small, collect the right data, and expand analysis over time. Finally, we present a user interface design informed by current trends.

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