An observational user study for group recommender systems in the tourism domain

Delic, Amra; Neidhardt, Julia; Nguyen, Thuy Ngoc; Ricci, Francesco

doi:10.1007/s40558-018-0106-y

Record link:

https://resolver.obvsg.at/urn:nbn:at:at-ubtuw:3-5033
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/83

Title:

An observational user study for group recommender systems in the tourism domain

Citation:

Delic, A., Neidhardt, J., Nguyen, T. N., & Ricci, F. (2018). An observational user study for group recommender systems in the tourism domain. Information Technology and Tourism, 19(1–4), 87–116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40558-018-0106-y

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s40558-018-0106-y

CatalogPlus:

AC15321019

Publication Type:

Article - Original Research Article

Language:

English

Authors:

Delic, Amra
Neidhardt, Julia
Nguyen, Thuy Ngoc
Ricci, Francesco

Organisational Unit:

E194 - Institut für Information Systems Engineering

Journal:

Information Technology and Tourism

ISSN:

1098-3058

Date (published):

19-Feb-2018

Number of Pages:

Publisher:

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG

Peer reviewed:

Yes

Keywords:

Group decision making; Group recommender systems; Observational study; Travel behavioral patterns

Abstract:

In this article we argue and give evidence that the research on group recommender systems must look more carefully at the dynamics of group decision-making in order to produce technologies that will be truly beneficial for groups. We illustrate the adopted research method and the results of a user study aimed at observing and measuring the evolution of user preferences and interaction in a tourism decision-making task: finding a destination to visit together as a group. We discuss the benefits and caveats of such an observational study method and we present the implications that the derived data and findings have on the design of interactive group recommender systems.

License:

CC BY 4.0