From Space to Stage: How Interactive Screens Will Change Urban Life

• Published in: Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 40 - 47
• Main Authors: Kuikkaniemi, K, Jacucci, G, Turpeinen, M, Hoggan, E, Müller, Jörg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.06.2011; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Cities; Digital displays; Digital electronics; Digital images; Human-computer interaction; Information technology; Interactive systems; Internet; Smart cities; Ubiquitous computing; Urban areas

Framed digital displays will soon give way to walls and facades that creatively motivate individual and group interaction. A stage serves as an apt metaphor to explore the ways in which these ubiquitous screens can transform passive viewing into an involved performance.