Context sharing in a ‘real world’ ubicomp deployment

Fitton, Daniel Bowen orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-2300-5432 and Cheverst, Keith (2010) Context sharing in a ‘real world’ ubicomp deployment. Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 6 (5). pp. 527-536. ISSN 15741192

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmcj.2010.04.004

Abstract

While the application of ubicomp systems to explore context sharing has received a large amount of interest, only a very small number of studies have been carried out which involve “real world” use outside of the lab. This article presents an in-depth analysis of context sharing behaviours that built up around use of the Hermes interactive office door display system received during deployment. The Hermes system provided a groupware application supporting asynchronous messaging facilities, analogous to a digital form of Post-it notes, in order to explore the use of situated display systems to support awareness and coordination in an office environment. From this analysis we distil a set of issues relating to context sharing ranging from privacy concerns to ease of use; each supported through qualitative data from user interviews and questionnaires.


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