Shared Encounters

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Willis, Katharine S. (Editor), Roussos, George (Editor), Chorianopoulos, Konstantinos (Editor), Struppek, Mirjam (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2010.
• Series: Computer Supported Cooperative Work,
• Subjects: Computer science.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Application software.; Computers and civilization.; Graphic design.; Sociology.; Computer Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences.; Computers and Society.; Interaction Design.; Sociology, general.

Every day we share encounters with others as we inhabit the space around us. In offering insights and knowledge on this increasingly important topic, this book introduces a range of empirical and theoretical approaches to the study of shared encounters. It highlights the multifaceted nature of colle...

Table of Contents:

• Sharing Experience
• Shared Encounters
• Ubiquitous Media for Collocated Interaction
• History-Enriched Spaces for Shared Encounters
• Conceptualizing, Designing, and Investigating Locative Media Use in Urban Space
• Shared-Screen Interaction: Engaging Groups in Map-Mediated Nonverbal Communication
• Shared Encounters
• Playful Encounters
• Shared Encounters in a Location-Aware and Proximity-Aware Mobile Community. The Mogi Case.
• Bluetooth as a Playful Public Art Interface
• A Theoretical Construct of Serious Play and the Design of a Tangible Social Interface
• Spatial Settings
• Exploring Digital Encounters in the Public Arena
• Mis(sed)information in Public Space
• Encounters and Content Sharing in an Urban Village: Reading Texts Through an Archaeological Lens
• Social Glue
• Making Glue: Participation in Everyday Computing
• Sharing Personal Reflections on Health Locally
• MoBlogs, Sharing Situations, and Lived Life
• Sharing Knowledge About Places as Community Building.