The purpose of this paper has been to identify which modern search functions user of Smartphones are using, why just these functions are being used, and how they have affected the way users acquire information. Modern search functions in this paper means searches that are not based on text, i.e. ways to search for information by other means than writing something into a search field. To identify this, two studies were conducted, one with a questionnaire being distributed with the help of Google Docs through social networks, and one with four interviews with users of modern search functions for Smartphones. The study showed that even though 76 % of Smartphone users are aware of at least one modern search function, only 29% uses one on a regular basis. The reason that modern search functions are not more widespread is that they are not sufficiently developed yet, and serious usage is still in the future. Because of this no major impact on search behavior can yet be found.

As the amount of educational games on the market increases it becomes daunting task for pedagogues to find the most relevant and effective educational games for their teaching activities. In 2012 a metadata model was suggested to streamline descriptions of educational games for a database. This thesis identifies the need for an advanced search function which takes into consideration the notions of purpose and contextual circumstance of using educational games in order for such a database to be of greater usefulness for users. This thesis presents a design of such a search function, based on the theories of Purushotma (2005), Pannese and Carlesi (2007), Charsky (2010) and Reinders and Wattana (2011). Furthermore this thesis provides an updated metadata model to support such a search function. In the future the search function could be polished from a usability perspective and further developed to incorporate other types of serious games.

Cardiolex Medical AB är ett medicintekniskt företag som säljer ett komplett EKG-hanterings system med tillhörande vakuumsystem. Produkten EC View med lagring i EC Store är idag de produkter som Cardiolex säljer till sina kunder för att kunna lagra och hantera EKG-undersökningar på sjukhus och vårdcentraler. Cardiolex önskade utöka EC View med fler sökfunktioner för användning i forskningssyfte. Parametermaterial har länge funnits, men hanteringen har varit manuell, vilket varit tidsineffektivt. Intresset av att kunna sortera ut specifika EKG-undersökningar efter enskilda mätvärden är stort och därmed är en utökad sökfunktion viktig att ha med i ny mjukvara. För att få en djupare inblick i vilka av de vanligaste mätvärdena är, studerades artiklar för att kunna fastställa att den sökfunktion som implementerades var ett användbart tillägg i befintlig produkt. Det mätvärde som ansågs mest attraktivt att skapa en sökfunktion för var ST-amplituden. Funktionen som plockar ut detta värde ur ett lagrat EKG är skapad i Visual Studio, med programspråket T-SQL, där funktionen anropas i en SQL-vy som sammanställer all information för användaren. Fördelen med att använda sig av en SQL-vy presentation är också att information kan sammanställas undertiden en sökning genomförs. / Cardiolex Medical AB has an ambition that ECG should be easy to use, they sell ECG systems compatible with all types of electrodes and has special knowledge in ECG modulation. Today Cardiolex has three products to manage ECG examinations and patient information with EC view and EC Store. Their ECG system is operating with EC Sense and together with EC View and EC Store, Cardiolex offer a complete solution available to use with many softwares and systems at the market. With EC Store, examinations can be saved and found in the database and EC View is a client for reviewing and making medical assessments. Moreover, Cardiolex has a vision to offer a wider functionality for researchers, who research in ECG. Therefore, an extended search tool was important for future functionality in the products. To get a better insight in which of the ECG measurements was of interest to implement in a search function, a literature study of today’s recherche is summarised in this project. The ST-value was considered one of the most common parameters, therefore this parameter was decided to be implemented in the search function. The function which return a ST-amplitude value stored in the examination, was created in Visual Studios, with the language SQL. The data from the function became represented of a SQL-view which can sort data during a searching process in the database.