In this paper we present a location-specific or locative game experience we designed, developed a... more In this paper we present a location-specific or locative game experience we designed, developed and deployed for new university students. Designed around a desired knowledge set, the experience moves away from traditional lecture-style introductory information sessions by incorporating activities involving learning by doing. The experience facilitates social interaction within the student cohort, and introduces the students to the style of work they will encounter and produce during their studies. We describe our design approach, provide an overview of the experience, reflect on two trials run during 2005 and identify further changes we plan to make for a trial in 2006.
In this paper we reflect on a locative orientation week (LOW) experience we developed for new uni... more In this paper we reflect on a locative orientation week (LOW) experience we developed for new university students. For the start of the 2005 academic year, we created the LOW experience to improve understanding of introductory information provided to new students, to facilitate social interaction within the incoming student cohort, and to introduce the work students do in our academic
This is a short introduction to a larger framework we are developing for guiding the creation of ... more This is a short introduction to a larger framework we are developing for guiding the creation of locative experiences in particular we make a careful analysis and then identify unique combinations of needs of the site, context. public and stakeholders. The model is informed by a case study and facilitates engagement through ongoing participatory and experience design processes. The framework acts as an effective method for ensuring all aspects are continuously developed in tandem, enabling a richer and augmented interactive experience for the users and the stakeholders of the site.
Leonardo Electronic Journal of Practices and Technologies
We work collectively with varied locative-type projects and look to integrate our students into c... more We work collectively with varied locative-type projects and look to integrate our students into contemporary experience design culture. Students experience the 'how and what' of locative by becoming participant users, being exposed to contemporary works, and placing themselves in the role of the designer producing their own located works. Multimedia Studio 4 is a project-run studio course for 2nd year students that implements a focus on locative computing and physical computing interactive environments. For the purposes of this course we use the term locative to include meanings of place, site-specific, placed, and located, as well as works using locative technologies. These projects advance our teaching methods in moving location and interaction firmly into our students' pedagogical experience, both as a learning process, and also as the subject of their project work. Students are introduced to the locative arena via playing a campus location-based game (oweek), a local...
Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services - MobileHCI '12, 2012
Magic lens and static peephole interfaces are used in numerous consumer mobile phone applications... more Magic lens and static peephole interfaces are used in numerous consumer mobile phone applications such as Augmented Reality browsers, games or digital map applications in a variety of contexts including public spaces. Interface performance has been evaluated for various interaction tasks involving spatial relationships in a scene. However, interface usage outside laboratory conditions has not been considered in depth in the evaluation of these interfaces.
Proceedings of the 28th of the international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI EA '10, 2010
Natural User Interfaces show great promise to define new and potentially large niches of interact... more Natural User Interfaces show great promise to define new and potentially large niches of interactive computing. The promise of Natural Computing Interfaces (touch and gesture) stems from at least two sources -- the prospect of touch and gestural computing becoming as ubiquitous as currently dominant paradigms (e.g. GUI.) and technical breakthroughs. However, this new field of research and commercial development
Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI 09, 2009
We present findings from field trials of MapLens, a mobile augmented reality (AR) map using a mag... more We present findings from field trials of MapLens, a mobile augmented reality (AR) map using a magic lens over a paper map. Twenty-six participants used MapLens to play a location-based game in a city centre. Comparisons to a group of 11 users with a standard 2D mobile map uncover phenomena that arise uniquely when interacting with AR features in the wild. The main finding is that AR features facilitate place-making by creating a constant need for referencing to the physical, and in that it allows for ease of bodily configurations for the group, encourages establishment of common ground, and thereby invites discussion, negotiation and public problem-solving. The main potential of AR maps lies in their use as a collaborative tool.
Proceedings of the 2012 ACM annual conference extended abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts - CHI EA '12, 2012
Mobile phones constitute the most ubiquitous computing platform in the developing world, and for ... more Mobile phones constitute the most ubiquitous computing platform in the developing world, and for the past decade it has been focus of many research efforts within Human Computer Interaction for Development (HCI4D). HCI4D has matured through a series of previous HCI related conferences and workshops and a growing body of work have established it as subfield of its own [1][2][4][5][6].
Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Designing interactive systems - DIS '14, 2014
In this paper we present The Remediation of Nosferatu, a location based augmented reality horror ... more In this paper we present The Remediation of Nosferatu, a location based augmented reality horror adventure. Using the theory of fictional universe elements, we work with diverse material from Nosferatu's horror genre and vampire themes as a case study. In this interdisciplinary research we intertwine traditional storytelling and scriptwriting skills with interaction design methods. For the game setting, we create hybrid spaces merging the fictional universe and the physical environment into one pervasive experience, centering around a variety of augmented reality activities played out at sunset. Focusing on the phenomenological world of 21 participants, we analyse triangulated data by distinguishing between a range of more 'open' and 'closed' styles of interactions. Our study illustrates how Speculative Play may enable non-linear storytelling elements within a transmedia fictional universe. We believe our approach can be more generally useful for designing future rich, enjoyable and meaningful transmedia experiences.
Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM international conference on Multimedia - MULTIMEDIA '06, 2006
This paper describes an interactive installation work set in a large dome space. The installation... more This paper describes an interactive installation work set in a large dome space. The installation is an audio and physical rerendition of an interactive writing work. In the original work, the user interacted via keyboard and screen whilst online. This rendition of the work retains the online interaction, but also places the interaction within a physical space. The work now includes SMS input and speech-to-text and text-to-speech conversion technologies. These additions allow the audience to co-author, as well as participate in audible conversation with keyword-triggering robots. Communication in the space can be person-to-computer, person via phone to computer, person-to-person (sometimes via machine, sometimes within the physical space), computer-to-computer, and computer-toperson.
Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Multimedia - MULTIMEDIA '07, 2007
Designers and artists have integrated recent advances in interactive, tangible and ubiquitous com... more Designers and artists have integrated recent advances in interactive, tangible and ubiquitous computing technologies to create new forms of interactive environments in the domains of work, recreation, culture and leisure. Many designs of technology systems begin with the workplace in mind, and with function, ease of use, and efficiency high on the list of priorities.
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology - ACE '11, 2011
In this research we observe the situated, embodied and playful interaction that participants enga... more In this research we observe the situated, embodied and playful interaction that participants engage in with open-ended interactive artworks. The larger project from which this work derives [28] contributes a methodological model for the evaluation of openended interactive artwork that treats each work individually and recognises the importance of the artist intent and the traditions from which the work derives. In this paper, we describe this evolving methodology for evaluating and understanding participation via three case studies of open-ended interactive art installations. This analysis builds an understanding of open-ended free-play non-narrative environments and the affordances these environments enable for participants.
Proceedings of the 28th international conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '10, 2010
In designing for engagement at a public multi-touch installation, we identified supporting multip... more In designing for engagement at a public multi-touch installation, we identified supporting multiple users and allowing for gradual discovery as challenges. In this paper, we present Worlds of Information, a multi-touch application featuring 3D Worlds, which provide access to different content. These 3D widgets gradually unfold and allow for temporal navigation of multimedia in parallel, while also providing a 2D plane where media can be shared. We report on a field trial at an exhibition using questionnaires and video ethnography. We studied engagement through questions adapted from Flow, Presence and Intrinsic Motivation questionnaires, which showed that users, overall, had a positive and social experience with the installation. The worlds effectively invited multiple users and provided for parallel interaction. While functionality was discovered gradually through social learning, the study demonstrates the challenges of designing multi-touch applications for walk-up-and-use displays.
ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
This article describes on-going research in the design of sustainable systems to support transfer... more This article describes on-going research in the design of sustainable systems to support transfer of indigenous knowledge between rural elders and city living youths in Namibia. Specifically we here address the importance of co-design and highlight some of our findings through experiences gathered from in-situ dialogues with village elders on designing NUI's.
In this paper we present a location-specific or locative game experience we designed, developed a... more In this paper we present a location-specific or locative game experience we designed, developed and deployed for new university students. Designed around a desired knowledge set, the experience moves away from traditional lecture-style introductory information sessions by incorporating activities involving learning by doing. The experience facilitates social interaction within the student cohort, and introduces the students to the style of work they will encounter and produce during their studies. We describe our design approach, provide an overview of the experience, reflect on two trials run during 2005 and identify further changes we plan to make for a trial in 2006.
In this paper we reflect on a locative orientation week (LOW) experience we developed for new uni... more In this paper we reflect on a locative orientation week (LOW) experience we developed for new university students. For the start of the 2005 academic year, we created the LOW experience to improve understanding of introductory information provided to new students, to facilitate social interaction within the incoming student cohort, and to introduce the work students do in our academic
This is a short introduction to a larger framework we are developing for guiding the creation of ... more This is a short introduction to a larger framework we are developing for guiding the creation of locative experiences in particular we make a careful analysis and then identify unique combinations of needs of the site, context. public and stakeholders. The model is informed by a case study and facilitates engagement through ongoing participatory and experience design processes. The framework acts as an effective method for ensuring all aspects are continuously developed in tandem, enabling a richer and augmented interactive experience for the users and the stakeholders of the site.
Leonardo Electronic Journal of Practices and Technologies
We work collectively with varied locative-type projects and look to integrate our students into c... more We work collectively with varied locative-type projects and look to integrate our students into contemporary experience design culture. Students experience the 'how and what' of locative by becoming participant users, being exposed to contemporary works, and placing themselves in the role of the designer producing their own located works. Multimedia Studio 4 is a project-run studio course for 2nd year students that implements a focus on locative computing and physical computing interactive environments. For the purposes of this course we use the term locative to include meanings of place, site-specific, placed, and located, as well as works using locative technologies. These projects advance our teaching methods in moving location and interaction firmly into our students' pedagogical experience, both as a learning process, and also as the subject of their project work. Students are introduced to the locative arena via playing a campus location-based game (oweek), a local...
Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services - MobileHCI '12, 2012
Magic lens and static peephole interfaces are used in numerous consumer mobile phone applications... more Magic lens and static peephole interfaces are used in numerous consumer mobile phone applications such as Augmented Reality browsers, games or digital map applications in a variety of contexts including public spaces. Interface performance has been evaluated for various interaction tasks involving spatial relationships in a scene. However, interface usage outside laboratory conditions has not been considered in depth in the evaluation of these interfaces.
Proceedings of the 28th of the international conference extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI EA '10, 2010
Natural User Interfaces show great promise to define new and potentially large niches of interact... more Natural User Interfaces show great promise to define new and potentially large niches of interactive computing. The promise of Natural Computing Interfaces (touch and gesture) stems from at least two sources -- the prospect of touch and gestural computing becoming as ubiquitous as currently dominant paradigms (e.g. GUI.) and technical breakthroughs. However, this new field of research and commercial development
Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI 09, 2009
We present findings from field trials of MapLens, a mobile augmented reality (AR) map using a mag... more We present findings from field trials of MapLens, a mobile augmented reality (AR) map using a magic lens over a paper map. Twenty-six participants used MapLens to play a location-based game in a city centre. Comparisons to a group of 11 users with a standard 2D mobile map uncover phenomena that arise uniquely when interacting with AR features in the wild. The main finding is that AR features facilitate place-making by creating a constant need for referencing to the physical, and in that it allows for ease of bodily configurations for the group, encourages establishment of common ground, and thereby invites discussion, negotiation and public problem-solving. The main potential of AR maps lies in their use as a collaborative tool.
Proceedings of the 2012 ACM annual conference extended abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts - CHI EA '12, 2012
Mobile phones constitute the most ubiquitous computing platform in the developing world, and for ... more Mobile phones constitute the most ubiquitous computing platform in the developing world, and for the past decade it has been focus of many research efforts within Human Computer Interaction for Development (HCI4D). HCI4D has matured through a series of previous HCI related conferences and workshops and a growing body of work have established it as subfield of its own [1][2][4][5][6].
Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Designing interactive systems - DIS '14, 2014
In this paper we present The Remediation of Nosferatu, a location based augmented reality horror ... more In this paper we present The Remediation of Nosferatu, a location based augmented reality horror adventure. Using the theory of fictional universe elements, we work with diverse material from Nosferatu's horror genre and vampire themes as a case study. In this interdisciplinary research we intertwine traditional storytelling and scriptwriting skills with interaction design methods. For the game setting, we create hybrid spaces merging the fictional universe and the physical environment into one pervasive experience, centering around a variety of augmented reality activities played out at sunset. Focusing on the phenomenological world of 21 participants, we analyse triangulated data by distinguishing between a range of more 'open' and 'closed' styles of interactions. Our study illustrates how Speculative Play may enable non-linear storytelling elements within a transmedia fictional universe. We believe our approach can be more generally useful for designing future rich, enjoyable and meaningful transmedia experiences.
Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM international conference on Multimedia - MULTIMEDIA '06, 2006
This paper describes an interactive installation work set in a large dome space. The installation... more This paper describes an interactive installation work set in a large dome space. The installation is an audio and physical rerendition of an interactive writing work. In the original work, the user interacted via keyboard and screen whilst online. This rendition of the work retains the online interaction, but also places the interaction within a physical space. The work now includes SMS input and speech-to-text and text-to-speech conversion technologies. These additions allow the audience to co-author, as well as participate in audible conversation with keyword-triggering robots. Communication in the space can be person-to-computer, person via phone to computer, person-to-person (sometimes via machine, sometimes within the physical space), computer-to-computer, and computer-toperson.
Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Multimedia - MULTIMEDIA '07, 2007
Designers and artists have integrated recent advances in interactive, tangible and ubiquitous com... more Designers and artists have integrated recent advances in interactive, tangible and ubiquitous computing technologies to create new forms of interactive environments in the domains of work, recreation, culture and leisure. Many designs of technology systems begin with the workplace in mind, and with function, ease of use, and efficiency high on the list of priorities.
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology - ACE '11, 2011
In this research we observe the situated, embodied and playful interaction that participants enga... more In this research we observe the situated, embodied and playful interaction that participants engage in with open-ended interactive artworks. The larger project from which this work derives [28] contributes a methodological model for the evaluation of openended interactive artwork that treats each work individually and recognises the importance of the artist intent and the traditions from which the work derives. In this paper, we describe this evolving methodology for evaluating and understanding participation via three case studies of open-ended interactive art installations. This analysis builds an understanding of open-ended free-play non-narrative environments and the affordances these environments enable for participants.
Proceedings of the 28th international conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '10, 2010
In designing for engagement at a public multi-touch installation, we identified supporting multip... more In designing for engagement at a public multi-touch installation, we identified supporting multiple users and allowing for gradual discovery as challenges. In this paper, we present Worlds of Information, a multi-touch application featuring 3D Worlds, which provide access to different content. These 3D widgets gradually unfold and allow for temporal navigation of multimedia in parallel, while also providing a 2D plane where media can be shared. We report on a field trial at an exhibition using questionnaires and video ethnography. We studied engagement through questions adapted from Flow, Presence and Intrinsic Motivation questionnaires, which showed that users, overall, had a positive and social experience with the installation. The worlds effectively invited multiple users and provided for parallel interaction. While functionality was discovered gradually through social learning, the study demonstrates the challenges of designing multi-touch applications for walk-up-and-use displays.
ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
This article describes on-going research in the design of sustainable systems to support transfer... more This article describes on-going research in the design of sustainable systems to support transfer of indigenous knowledge between rural elders and city living youths in Namibia. Specifically we here address the importance of co-design and highlight some of our findings through experiences gathered from in-situ dialogues with village elders on designing NUI's.
In this study we investigate the experience for participants while wearing a vibrotactile vest th... more In this study we investigate the experience for participants while wearing a vibrotactile vest that interacts with a vibroacoustic architecture The Humming Wall, set in an urban space. This public large scale artefact is built to exchange vibrotactile and physiological interactions with a vibrotactile wearable vest. The heart beats and breath rates of the vest wearers are vibroacoustically displayed at The Humming Wall. In addition, participants can swipe and knock on The Humming Wall and the vest wearer is effectively swiped and knocked upon. We work with overlapping vibrotactile outputs in order that the wearers experience a flow of sensations similar to a touch gesture. The communication advan-taged vibroacoustic and vibrotactile as the primary interaction modalities for both vest wearers as well as for a passing public. The participants found the experience favourable and analysis reveals some patterns on the vest and zones at the wall impact relaxation in the form of calming and feel-good sensations, (even therapeutic) as well as activation and warning on the vest. We contribute to this research field by adding a large scale public object and visibly responsive interactive wall that was positively received as the partner responder for the wearers of a vibrotac-tile vest set in an urban environment. Participants reported calming, therapeutic, feel good sensations in response to the patterns.
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