Welcome to COMP3001 - the blog
Hello all,
Welcome to the course blog for COMP3001 (summer project). This blog is a space where we can all share information, thoughts, ideas around the project and in the problem space in general. I thought I might take a chance to define some of the terms that I'll be using as part of the course.
Research spaces (buzzwords, if you like): Locative media, pervasive computing, mobile computing, ubiquitous computing, social computing.
Location-dependent: Interactions & their outcomes are dependent upon either knowing where participants are (location-aware) and/or designed around a particular place (location-specific).
Interactive experience (experiential systems): Designed systems which seek to create some form of experience through participation & interaction with the content.
Location-dependent interactive experiences: are participatory 'events' that are created for & within a particular context (not just situated in a space, but part of that space).
Below are some links that you might find interesting, some examples of experiences created.
My delicious list, tagged comp3001 - if use delicious bookmarks & want to flag links for this course - use the comp3001 tag
In particular, these links will be useful:
Looking forward to what the summer brings,
Lorna
Welcome to the course blog for COMP3001 (summer project). This blog is a space where we can all share information, thoughts, ideas around the project and in the problem space in general. I thought I might take a chance to define some of the terms that I'll be using as part of the course.
Research spaces (buzzwords, if you like): Locative media, pervasive computing, mobile computing, ubiquitous computing, social computing.
Location-dependent: Interactions & their outcomes are dependent upon either knowing where participants are (location-aware) and/or designed around a particular place (location-specific).
Interactive experience (experiential systems): Designed systems which seek to create some form of experience through participation & interaction with the content.
Location-dependent interactive experiences: are participatory 'events' that are created for & within a particular context (not just situated in a space, but part of that space).
Below are some links that you might find interesting, some examples of experiences created.
My delicious list, tagged comp3001 - if use delicious bookmarks & want to flag links for this course - use the comp3001 tag
In particular, these links will be useful:
- Grafedia - hyperlinking physical space - www.grafedia.net
- Blast Theory - artist collective responsible for Can You See Me Now? and Uncle Roy All Around You - www.blasttheory.co.uk
- Yellow Arrow - coded stickers for digitally annotating the world around you - yellowarrow.net
- A great article at Networked Publics about the future of Locative Media - by Mark Tuters & Kazys Varnelis Also blog postings around locative media at Networked Publics
- The Centre for Locative Media - "...works with communities and sectors to create place-based narratives, enabling the public to make connections between the past and the present that enriches both" - www.locative-media.org
- The games list at Cipher Cities - ciphercities.com - as some of these are still running, might be good to check a few out.
- Another locative media blog locmedia.wordpress.com
Looking forward to what the summer brings,
Lorna
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