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Preface
An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes
transformed by thought.
—Pablo Picasso
is book explores the rich nature of the mobile information landscape, inuenced by culture,
vision, and innovation expressed through a fabric of insights and concepts. e convergence of
technology mediation and human factors oers a virtually unbounded potential for advancements
in the quality of experience of mobile multimedia products and services. ey are reective of a
systems approach to innovation that animates imagination, imagery, scenes, and stories that enter-
tain and educate. Scenes and stories th