Utilizing public displays to enable location-centric information sharin

Wittison, Nicholas; Lueg, Christopher

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Title

Utilizing public displays to enable location-centric information sharin

Author(s)

• Wittison, Nicholas
• Lueg, Christopher

Issue Date

2013-02

Keyword(s)

• information access
• social computing
• social and community informatics
• location-centric information sharing
• human-computer interaction
• public displays
• situated displays
• locative media
• mobility

Abstract

Location-centric information sharing means that information can be shared at a specific geographic location by any person, regardless of the person's actual geographic location. Conceptually, we position location-centric information sharing as a contribution to P3 (People to People to Geographic Place) research which is about understanding the (new) meaning of place in social networks. Technically, we describe a proof of concept that links recent developments in mobile technology (smartphones and tablet computers, such as iPads) and large public displays and that demonstrates how off-the-shelf technology can be used to enable the remote sourcing of highly location-sensitive information. We are currently looking into installing the AskAway prototype for long-term embedded evaluation at a number of locations including universities, start-up companies and coffee shops.

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iSchools

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/39748

DOI

https://doi.org/10.9776/13274

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