From interaction to participation configuring space through embodied interaction

• Published in: Lecture notes in computer science pp. 287 - 304
• Main Authors: Williams, Amanda, Kabisch, Eric, Dourish, Paul
• Format: Conference Proceeding Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.01.2005; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer
• Series: ACM Other Conferences
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chess Board; Computer science; control theory; systems; Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface; Configure Space; Exact sciences and technology; Human-centered computing; Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI); Light Hole; Software; Tangible Interaction; Ubiquitous Computing; Pervasive computing; Object oriented; Distributed system
• ISBN: 3540287604; 9783540287605
• ISSN: 0302-9743; 1611-3349
• DOI: 10.1007/11551201_17

When computation moves off the desktop, how will it transform the new spaces that it comes to occupy? How will people encounter and understand these spaces, and how will they interact with each other through the augmented capabilities of such spaces? We have been exploring these questions through a prototype system in which augmented objects are used to control a complex audio 'soundscape.' The system involves a range of objects distributed through a space, supporting simultaneous use by many participants. We have deployed this system at a number of settings in which groups of people have explored it collaboratively. Our initial explorations of the use of this system reveal a number of important considerations for how we design for the interrelationships between people, objects, and spaces.