iTV in Industry 6: Designing an application framework for Interactive Television

Creating an application framework is no small undertaking. You are creating the patterns, controls and design principles that others will use to create a multitude of applications. This takes on a particular importance when the platform is interactive TV. Unlike desktop computers and mobile apps there are fewer interaction conventions for television UI. Often interactive TV borrows approaches from desktop UI which don’t always translate well to a form factor with limited processing power and input constraints.