Kenton O\'hara

Public and Situated Displays: Social and Interactional Aspects of Shared Display Technologies - Computer Supported Cooperative Work Kenton O\'hara

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: I: Knowledge work and collaboration.- Large interactive public displays: Use patterns, support patterns, community patterns.- NASA s MERBoard.- Configuring spaces and surfaces to support collaborative interactions.- Large displays for knowledge work.- II: Awareness and coordination.- Situated web signs and the ordering of social action.- Exploring the evolution of office door displays.- The social construction of displays.- When a bed is not a bed.- From conception to design.- III: Community and social connectedness.- The plasma poster network.- Supporting communities of practice with large screen displays.- Promoting a sense of community with ubiquitous peripheral displays.- Designing displays for human connectedness.- IV: Mobility.- Situated mobility.- Supporting extensible public display systems with Speakeasy.- Ambient displays and mobile devices for the creation of social architectural spaces."

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