Our paper “(Not) The Sum of Its Parts: Relating Individual Video and Browsing Stimuli to Web Session QoE” was presented at the 16th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX). This paper investigates the Quality of Experience (QoE) in web sessions that combine both web browsing and video streaming stimuli. It addresses the gap in understanding QoE at the session level and describes models for estimating QoE based on individual stimuli.

Abstract:

The integration of web and video applications as prevalent Internet content has emphasized the importance of quality of experience (QoE) for user satisfaction, customer loyalty, and the success of digital services.While current research has extensively investigated QoE for single stimuli, such as web page loading or video streaming, there is a significant gap in understanding and quantifying QoE for blended web browsing and video streaming sessions.
This paper addresses the critical need to assess the QoE of sessions when web and video stimuli are combined within a single web session. Using a crowdsourcing method, we investigate the effects of session duration, content type, and individual stimuli on overall session quality through a full factorial design with both undisturbed and disturbed stimuli. Based on these results, we evaluate the applicability of different models to accurately estimate session quality using information about individual stimuli, providing insights into optimizing the subjective experience of web sessions.

Paper: Johannes Schleicher, Nikolas Wehner, Tobias Hoßfeld, Michael Seufert. "(Not) The Sum of Its Parts: Relating Individual Video and Browsing Stimuli to Web Session QoE", 16th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX'2024), June 18-20 2024, Karlshamn, Sweden.

Link to paper:  (Not) The Sum of Its Parts: Relating Individual Video and Browsing Stimuli to Web Session QoE