@inproceedings{4679, abstract = {{The paper describes the program ‘eHealth – Enhancing Mobility with Aging’, an interdisciplinary research project at RWTH Aachen University. The program started in January 2009 as part of the Human Technology Centre, a newly established project house, funded by the Excellence Initiative of the German federal and state governments. The program aims at designing adaptive immersive interfaces for personal healthcare systems and develops novel, integrative prototypes for the design of user-centered healthcare systems. This includes new concepts of electronic monitoring systems within ambient living environments, suited to support persons individually (according to user profiles), adaptively (according to the course of disease) and sensitively (according to living conditions).}}, author = {{Ziefle, Martina and Röcker, Carsten and Kasugai, Kai and Klack, Lars and Jakobs, Eva-Maria and Schmitz-Rohde, Thomas and Russell, Peter and Borchers, Jan}}, booktitle = {{Roots for the Future of Ambient Intelligence, Adjunct Proceedings of the Third European Conference on Ambient Intelligence (AmI'09)}}, editor = {{Tscheligi, M. and de Ruyter, B. and Soldatos, J. and Meschtscherjakov, A. and Buiza, C. and Reitberger, W. and Streitz, N. and Mirlacher, T.}}, isbn = {{978-3-902737-00-7}}, keywords = {{Ambient Intelligence, Living Lab, Ambient Assisted Living, Smart Healthcare Environments, Intelligent User Interfaces}}, location = {{Salzburg, Austria}}, pages = {{2528}}, publisher = {{University of Salzburg}}, title = {{{eHealth – Enhancing Mobility with Aging}}}, year = {{2009}}, } @inbook{4765, abstract = {{This book gives an introduction and overview of the field of Pervasive Gaming, an emerging genre in which traditional, real-world games are augmented with computing functionality, or, depending on the perspective, purely virtual computer entertainment is brought back to the real world. We try to both inform about the developments and influential works in the fi eld of Pervasive Games, and also help laying the foundation for shaping the future of this application domain. Consequently, we focus on concepts and theoretical works that help understanding and sharpening the rationale behind the field (the "what") as well as on technological means of actually realizing working prototypes of Pervasive Games (the "how"). Both perspectives have their right and need to go hand in hand. The first four of the twelve chapters contributed by leading experts in the fi eld address the theoretical foundations. The individual authors' views sometimes complement each other, sometimes they express similar ideas and concepts, and sometimes they even contradict each other severely. Since we are currently far from having established a common ground about what this emerging genre clearly defi nes and separates from related fields, we suggest treating the individual chapters with equal respect and being prepared to contribute to the fi eld with one's own thoughts and ideas that might help further shape and clarify the important issues of Pervasive Games.}}, author = {{Magerkurth, Carsten and Röcker, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{A reader for pervasive gaming research ; Vol. 1., Concepts and technologies for pervasive games }}, isbn = {{978-3-8322-6223-5}}, keywords = {{Pervasive Gaming Applications, User Interfaces, Smart Home Environments, Mixed Reality}}, publisher = {{Shaker}}, title = {{{Towards the Emergence of a New Application Domain}}}, volume = {{5-9}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inbook{4766, abstract = {{This chapter presents a formative multi-method evaluation on future gaming systems. Following a scenario-driven approach, quantitative and qualitative methods are employed to elicit feedback from different target user populations. Based on the results of the different evaluation parts, a set of design requirements for future home entertainment systems is derived.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Magerkurth, Carsten and Hinske, Steve and Lampe, Matthias}}, booktitle = {{A reader for pervasive gaming research / Vol. 2. Pervasive gaming applications}}, isbn = {{978-3-8322-6224-2}}, keywords = {{User Interfaces, Pervasive Games, Evaluation, Human Computer Interaction, User Requirements, Design Guidelines, Interface Design}}, publisher = {{Shaker}}, title = {{{Designing User-Friendly Interfaces for Pervasive Gaming Applications}}}, volume = {{67-83}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inproceedings{4767, abstract = {{This paper presents a novel concept for personalized privacy support on large public displays. In a first step, a formative evaluation was conducted in order to analyze the requirements of potential users regarding the protection of private information on large public displays. The insights gained in this evaluation were used to design a system, which automatically adapts the information visible on public displays according to the current social situation and the individual privacy preferences of the user working on the display. The developed system was evaluated regarding its appropriateness for daily usage and its usefulness to protect privacy.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Hinske, Steve and Magerkurth, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction : Ambient Interaction}}, editor = {{Stephanidis, Constantine}}, isbn = {{978-3-540-73280-8}}, keywords = {{Large Public Displays, Intelligent Privacy Support, Smart Environments, Privacy-Enhancing Technologies, Context-Adapted Information Representation, Evaluation}}, pages = {{198--207}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{Intelligent Privacy Support for Large Public Displays}}}, doi = {{10.1007/978-3-540-73281-5_21}}, volume = {{4555}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inproceedings{4768, abstract = {{Several evaluations of team awareness systems showed, that interruptions and privacy violations during usage often lead to the rejection of the system by users. Most authors argue that this rejection is due to a fundamental dual trade-off between sending awareness information and privacy, and between receiving awareness information and disruption or resource consumption. While the assumption of a fundamental trade-off is widely accepted in state-of-the-art research, this paper disputes the predominant hypothesis. Instead, it is argued, that the trade-off is not of fundamental nature, but caused by neglecting elementary aspects in the design process. In order to verify this line of argument, a novel interface concept for mediating socio-emotional awareness information is presented. To verify the validity of the conceptual approach, several evaluations were conducted. The evaluations verified the approach of this paper and showed, that a cautious interface design can enhance user privacy in multi-user awareness systems and minimize disruptive effects on primary tasks, without reducing awareness mediation and usability.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Magerkurth, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{Universal Acess in Human Computer Interaction : Coping with Diversity}}, editor = {{Stephanidis, Constantine}}, isbn = {{978-3-540-73278-5}}, keywords = {{Privacy, Interruptions, Team Awareness Systems, Dual Trade-Off : Evaluation}}, location = {{Beijing, China}}, pages = {{273--283}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{Privacy and Interruptions in Team Awareness Systems}}}, doi = {{10.1007/978-3-540-73279-2_31}}, volume = {{4554}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inproceedings{4769, abstract = {{In this paper a music-based awareness system called 'Social Radio' is presented. The system focuses on small intimate groups and enables multiple persons to stay in touch using smart artifacts and tangible interaction mechanisms.}}, author = {{Etter, Richard and Röcker, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI'07)}}, editor = {{Ullmer, Brygg and Schmidt, Albrecht}}, isbn = {{978-1-59593-619-6}}, keywords = {{Applied computing, Operations research, Human-centered computing, Human computer interaction (HCI)}}, location = {{Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA}}, pages = {{11--12}}, publisher = {{ACM}}, title = {{{A Tangible User Interface for Multi-User Interaction}}}, doi = {{10.1145/1226969.1226972}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inproceedings{4770, abstract = {{This paper presents a novel approach for mediating awareness in small intimate groups. Instead of traditional communication media, music is used to inform users about the presence and mood of multiple remote peers. Based on this conceptual idea, an awareness system called 'Social Radio' was developed. The system consists of several smart artifacts and an underlying multi-user communication infrastructure.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Etter, Richard}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the International Conferences on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI’07)}}, isbn = {{1-59593-481-2 }}, keywords = {{Applied computing, Operations research, Human-centered computing, Human computer interaction (HCI)}}, location = {{Honolulu Hawaii USA }}, pages = {{286--289}}, publisher = {{ACM}}, title = {{{Social Radio – A Music-Based Approach to Emotional Awareness Mediation}}}, doi = {{10.1145/1216295.1216348}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inbook{4771, abstract = {{Pervasive Games have become popular in recent years. Their ambitious goal is to bring the computer into the world in order to augment existing games or to even come up with hitherto impossible or unthought-of forms of entertainment. This paper reflects on the various approaches to define what Pervasive Games consist of, how they relate to playing and games, and how different terms and views can be integrated. The paper contributes a unifying and integrating classification of the respective terms that relates different states of reality to the relevant dimensions and game elements.}}, author = {{Hinske, Steve and Lampe, Matthias and Magerkurth, Carsten and Röcker, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{A reader for pervasive gaming research / Vol. 1. Concepts and technologies for pervasive games}}, editor = {{Magerkurth, Carsten and Röcker, Carsten}}, isbn = {{978-3-8322-6223-5}}, keywords = {{Pervasive Gaming Applications, User Interfaces, Smart Home Environments, Mixed Reality}}, pages = {{11--38}}, title = {{{Classifying Pervasive Games: On Pervasive Computing and Mixed Reality}}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inbook{4772, abstract = {{Pervasive Gaming Applications; User Interfaces; Smart Home Environments; Novel Gaming Applications; Mixed Reality; Social and Physical Entertainment Systems; Augmented Reality Games; Design Aspects; Pervasive Multiplayer Game; Mapping; Exertion Interfaces; REXplorer; Pervasive Games; Socially Adaptable Games}}, author = {{Magerkurth, Carsten and Engelke, Timo and Röcker, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{A reader for pervasive gaming research / Vol. 2. Pervasive gaming applications}}, editor = {{Magerkurth, Carsten and Röcker, Carsten}}, isbn = {{978-3-8322-6223-5}}, keywords = {{Pervasive Gaming Applications, User Interfaces, Smart Home Environments, Mixed Reality}}, pages = {{85--106}}, publisher = {{Shaker}}, title = {{{Novel Gaming Applications for Smart Home Environments}}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inbook{4773, abstract = {{Welcome to the second volume of the reader on Pervasive Gaming Research! With this volume we focus mainly on actual implementations and prototypes of Pervasive Games. The foundations, both in technical and conceptual terms, were laid in the fi rst volume. Now, we apply these foundations to real Pervasive Games and explore the issues related to actually realizing such Pervasive Games. Clearly, the combination of virtual, physical, and social aspects in Pervasive Gaming contributes to a new complexity in game design, since games are no longer confi ned to the narrowness of a computer screen, but integrate with our real environments that consist of many things beyond our control.}}, author = {{Magerkurth, Carsten and Röcker, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{A reader for pervasive gaming research / Vol. 2. Pervasive gaming applications}}, editor = {{Magerkurth, Carsten and Röcker, Carsten}}, isbn = {{978-3-8322-6223-5}}, keywords = {{Pervasive Gaming Applications, User Interfaces, Smart Home Environments, Mixed Reality}}, pages = {{5--10}}, publisher = {{Shaker}}, title = {{{Prototyping Pervasive Games: A New Dimension of Complexity}}}, volume = {{5-10}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inbook{4774, abstract = {{The manifolds of spaces and places we are entering, populating, transiently crossing and eventually leaving (only to immerse in another subsequent context) as part of our daily activities in our personal, public and professional lives are undergoing a dramatic change. Although this change is taking place we are aware of it only in a limited fashion due to its unobtrusive character as illustrated in the statement by Streitz and Nixon (2005): “It seems like a paradox but it will soon become reality: The rate at which computers disappear will be matched by the rate at which information technology will increasingly permeate our environment and our lives”.}}, author = {{Streitz, Norbert and Prante, Thorsten and Röcker, Carsten and van Alphen, Daniel and Stenzel, Richard and Magerkurth, Carsten and Lahlou, Saadi and Nosulenko, Valery and Jegou, Francois and Sonder, Frank and Plewe, Daniela}}, booktitle = {{The Disappearing Computer : Interaction Design, System Infrastructures and Applications for Smart Environments}}, editor = {{Streitz, Norbert and Kameas, Achilles and Mavrommati, Irene}}, isbn = {{978-3-540-72725-5}}, keywords = {{Informal Communication, Local Mobility, Computer Support Cooperative Work, Smart Environment, Smart Space}}, pages = {{3--29}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{Smart Artefacts as Affordances for Awareness in Distributed Teams}}}, doi = {{10.1007/978-3-540-72727-9_1}}, volume = {{4500}}, year = {{2007}}, } @inproceedings{4812, abstract = {{In this paper, we present a component-based architecture for developing pervasive games that can flexibly integrate both graphical and tangible user interfaces. It allows for gradually augmenting purely virtual games with elements from the real world, thus transferring computer entertainment to our physical realities. As a proof of concept, we have implemented a tabletop role playing game called Caves & Creatures that can be played with varying proportions of physical and graphical interface components and will provide a test bed for different interaction device ensembles.}}, author = {{Magerkurth, Carsten and Röcker, Carsten and Engelke, Timo}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of Future Play 2006, October 10-12, London, Ontario, Canada, CD-ROM}}, keywords = {{Pervasive Gaming Applications, User Interfaces}}, location = {{London, UK ; Ontario, Canada}}, title = {{{From the Virtual to the Physical: The Gradual Transgression to Pervasive Games}}}, year = {{2006}}, } @inproceedings{4813, abstract = {{This paper presents a formative multi-method evaluation on future gaming systems. Following a scenario-driven approach, quantitative and qualitative methods are employed to elicit feedback from different target user populations. Based on the results of the different evaluation parts, a set of design requirements for future home entertainment systems is derived. These requirements are then used to guide the development process of a ubiquitous computing gaming platform. To demonstrate the usefulness of the gaming platform, a sample application is discussed, which is described in the last section of this paper.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Magerkurth, Carsten and Haar, Maral}}, booktitle = {{Universal Access in Ambient Intelligence Environments : 9th ERCIM Workshop on User Interfaces for All}}, editor = {{Stephanidis, Constantine and Pieper, Michael}}, isbn = {{978-3-540-71024-0}}, keywords = {{User Interfaces, Pervasive Games, Evaluation, System Development, Tangible User Interfaces, Human Computer Interaction}}, location = {{Königswinter (Bonn), Germany}}, pages = {{352--368}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{User Interfaces for Pervasive Games: Experiences of a Formative Multi-Method Evaluation and its Implications for System Development}}}, doi = {{10.1007/978-3-540-71025-7_23}}, volume = {{4397}}, year = {{2006}}, } @inproceedings{4814, abstract = {{In this paper, we present the Smart Dice Cup, a novel interaction device aimed at gaming applications in smart home environments. The Smart Dice Cup is used in a similar way as a traditional leather dice cup to generate random numbers. Integrated accelerometers relate the shaking of the device to the resulting rolls of the dice. In addition to an autonomous stand-alone mode, where the Smart Dice Cup serves as self-sustained gaming system, the device is also capable of communicating with its surrounding environment serving as an input device for other pervasive gaming applications.}}, author = {{Magerkurth, Carsten and Engelke, Timo and Röcker, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{Entertainment Computing - ICEC 2006}}, editor = {{Harper, Richard and Rauterberg, Matthias and Combetto, Marco }}, isbn = {{978-3-540-45259-1}}, keywords = {{Interaction Device, Smart Home Environment, Pervasive Game, Remote Control Mode, Ambient Intelligence Environment}}, location = {{Cambridge, UK}}, pages = {{211--216}}, publisher = {{Springer}}, title = {{{The Smart Dice Cup: A Radio Controlled Sentient Interaction Device}}}, doi = {{10.1007/11872320_25}}, year = {{2006}}, } @inproceedings{4815, abstract = {{In this paper a concept is presented, that supports awareness and emotional communication between family members, distributed over multiple intelligent home environments. A technical communication infrastructure is presented, which allows connecting different types of input and output devices. This platform is extended by several examples of emotional user interfaces, which address the individual needs of different user groups}}, author = {{Etter, Richard and Röcker, Carsten and Gilgen, Daniel}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE’06)}}, isbn = {{978-0-86341-663-7}}, issn = {{0537-9989}}, keywords = {{User interfaces, Home computing, Automated buildings, Control engineering computing}}, location = {{Athens, Greece}}, pages = {{41--50}}, publisher = {{IET}}, title = {{{Supporting Emotional Communication between Multiple Users in Intelligent Home Environments}}}, doi = {{10.1049/cp:20060623}}, year = {{2006}}, } @inproceedings{4816, abstract = {{This paper presents a novel concept for personalized privacy support on large public displays in intelligent home environments. In order to validate the conceptual approach a system called SPIROS was developed. The SPIROS system automatically adapts the information visible on public displays according to the current social situation and the individual privacy preferences of the user working at the display.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Hinske, Steve and Magerkurth, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 2nd IET International Conference on Intelligent Environments : IE 06}}, isbn = {{978-0-86341-663-7}}, issn = {{0537-9989}}, keywords = {{computer displays, home automation, data privacy, user interfaces, home computing}}, location = {{Athens, Greece}}, pages = {{267--274}}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {{{SPIROS - A System for Privacy-Enhanced Information Representation in Smart Home Environments}}}, doi = {{10.1049/cp:20060651}}, year = {{2006}}, } @inproceedings{4817, abstract = {{Over the last years, a variety of pervasive games was developed. Although some of these applications were quite successful in bringing digital games back to the real world, very little is known about their successful integration into smart environments. When developing video games, developers can make use of abroad variety of heuristics. Using these heuristics to guide the development process of applications for intelligent environments could significantly increase their functional quality. This paper addresses the question, whether existing heuristics can be used by pervasive game developers, or if specific design guidelines for smart home environments are required. In order to give an answer, the transferability of video game heuristics was evaluated in a two-step process. In a first step, a set of validated heuristics was analyzed to identify platform-dependent elements. In a second step, the transferability of those elements was assessed in a focus group study.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Haar, Maral}}, booktitle = {{Third International Workshop on Pervasive Gaming Applications (PerGames’06)}}, editor = {{Strang , Thomas}}, isbn = {{978-3-00-018411-6}}, keywords = {{Ubiquitous Computing, Ambient intelligence, videogame}}, location = {{Dublin, Ireland}}, pages = {{124--131}}, publisher = {{Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt}}, title = {{{Exploring the Usability of Video Game Heuristics for Pervasive Game Development in Smart Home Environments}}}, year = {{2006}}, } @inproceedings{4818, abstract = {{In this paper we present a system that provides personalized privacy support for large public displays based on the current social situation and individual privacy profiles. We first present the results of a user study that was conducted to derive the requirements for the design of the system. In the second part of the paper, we describe the developed system consisting of a program for privacy-enhancing information management and a small personal artefact for an easy adaptation of the privacy settings to the local context. }}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{Privacy, Security, Trust 2005 : proceedings of Third Annual Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust}}, editor = {{Ghorbani, Ali A. and Marsh, Stephen }}, keywords = {{Large Public Displays, Active User Support, Privacy Enhancing information Managemen}}, location = {{St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada}}, pages = {{217--220}}, publisher = {{Privacy, Security and Trust}}, title = {{{Providing Personalized Privacy Support in Public Places}}}, year = {{2005}}, } @inproceedings{4819, abstract = {{This paper presents the results of an empirical cross-cultural study conducted at six different sites in five European countries in the context of the EU IST-IP project AMIGO, Ambient Intelligence for the Networked Home Environment [1]. The study employed a scenario-driven approach and used quantitative and qualitative methods to elicit feedback from the target user population on concepts for intelligent home environments. The results are clustered and transformed in prioritized design guidelines.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Janse, Maddy D. and Portolan, Nathalie and Streitz, Norbert}}, booktitle = {{sOc-EUSAI '05: Proceedings of the 2005 joint conference on Smart objects and ambient intelligence: innovative context-aware services: usages and technologies}}, isbn = {{978-1-59593-304-1}}, keywords = {{Human-centered computing, Human computer interaction (HCI)}}, location = {{Grenoble, France}}, pages = {{111--116}}, publisher = {{ACM}}, title = {{{User Requirements for Intelligent Home Environments: A Scenario-Driven Approach and Empirical Cross-Cultural Study}}}, doi = {{10.1145/1107548.1107581}}, volume = {{121}}, year = {{2005}}, } @inproceedings{4820, abstract = {{Wir berichten in diesem Beitrag über die Entwicklung von „smarten“ Arbeitsumgebungen, die soziale Prozesse der informellen Kommunikation, der Awareness und der Koordination von Teamarbeit in verteilten Umgebungen unterstützen. Der Realisierungsansatz wurde so gewählt, dass die Implementation mit den speziellen Charakteristika und Qualitäten der zu unterstützenden Prozesse kompatibel ist und eine „Calm Technology“ im Sinne von Mark Weiser darstellt. Die Realisierung erfolgte im Rahmen des Ambient-Agoras Projektes. Es handelt sich um eine verteilte Umgebung mit einer Kombination von Ambient Displays und mobilen Geräten, die anschließend in einem „Living Lab“ Experiment demonstriert und evaluiert wurde.}}, author = {{Streitz, Norbert and Prante, Thorsten and Röcker, Carsten and van Alphen, Daniel and Stenzel, Richard and Magerkurth, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{Mensch & Computer 2005 : Kunst und Wissenschaft - Grenzüberschreitung der interaktiven ART }}, editor = {{Stary, Christian}}, isbn = {{3-486-57805-7}}, keywords = {{Ambient Display, Smarte Arbeitsumgebung}}, location = {{Linz, Austria}}, pages = {{111--120}}, publisher = {{Oldenbourg}}, title = {{{Smarte Arbeitsumgebungen zur Unterstützung verteilter sozialer Prozesse}}}, year = {{2005}}, } @inproceedings{4821, abstract = {{In the last decade, a variety of systems that use !arge public displays to mediate awareness between members of distributed teams have been designed and evaluated. But due the diversity of applications and different evaluation methods the derived design recommendations are mostly inconsistent or even contradicting. The goal of this paper is to give a general recommendation regarding the type of information representation for group awareness systems independent from specific devices or applications. In this paper, we will describe an experimental study comparing an abstract and a concrete form of information representation regarding two factors: their suitability to provide awareness information and their disruptive effects on other activities. }}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Memisoglu, Maral and Streitz, Norbert}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI International 2005), Volume 3 - Human-Computer Interfaces: Concepts, New Ideas, Better Usability, and Applications}}, editor = {{Salvendy, Gavriel}}, isbn = {{0-8058-5807-5}}, location = {{Las Vegas, Nevada, USA}}, publisher = {{Erlbaum }}, title = {{{How to Present Awareness Information on Large Public Displays?}}}, year = {{2005}}, } @misc{4822, author = {{Streitz, Norbert and Magerkurth, Carsten and Prante, Thorsten and Röcker, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{Interactions : IX / Association of Computing Machinery }}, issn = {{1558-3449}}, keywords = {{Applied computing, Computers in other domains, Human-centered computing}}, number = {{4}}, pages = {{ 21 – 25}}, publisher = {{ACM Press}}, title = {{{From Information Design to Experience Design: Smart Artefacts and the Disappearing Computer}}}, doi = {{10.1145/1070960.1070979}}, volume = {{12}}, year = {{2005}}, } @inproceedings{4823, abstract = {{The purpose of this paper is to explore alternative approaches and strategies for email filtering and notification with the rationale of developing an unobtrusive notification interface that can adapt to the user's context.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Bayon, Victor and Memisoglu, Maral and Streitz, Norbert}}, booktitle = {{ Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Active Media Technology}}, editor = {{Tarumi, H. and Li, Y. and Yoshida, T.}}, isbn = {{0-7803-9035-0}}, keywords = {{Displays, Calendars, Resumes, Filtering, Electronic mail, Personal digital assistants, Filters, Books, Data mining}}, location = {{Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan}}, pages = {{137--138}}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {{{Context-Dependent Email Notification Using Ambient Displays and Mobile Devices}}}, doi = {{10.1109/AMT.2005.1505288}}, year = {{2005}}, } @article{4824, abstract = {{The integration of information, communication, and sensing technologies into our everyday objects has created smart environments. Creating the smart artifacts that constitute these environments requires augmenting their standard functionality to support a new quality of interaction and behavior.A system-oriented, importunate smartness approach creates an environment that gives individual smart artifacts or the environment itself certain self-directed actions based on previously collected information. For example, a space can be smart by having and exploiting knowledge about the persons and artifacts currently situated within its borders.In contrast, a people-oriented, empowering smartness approach places the empowering function in the foreground by assuming that smart spaces make people smarter. This approach empowers users to make decisions and take actions as mature and responsible people.Although in some cases it might be more efficient if the system doesnýt ask for a userýs feedback and confirmation at every step in an action chain, the overall design rationale should aim to keep the user in the loop and in control whenever possible.}}, author = {{Streitz, Norbert and Röcker, Carsten and Prante, Thorsten and van Alphen, Daniel and Stenzel, Richard and Magerkurth, Carsten}}, issn = {{1558-0814 }}, journal = {{Computer : innovative technology for computer professionals }}, keywords = {{Personal digital assistants, Refrigeration, Portable computers, Control systems, Roads, Availability, Cellular phones, Communications technology, Humans, Smart homes}}, number = {{3}}, pages = {{41 – 49}}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, title = {{{Designing Smart Artifacts for Smart Environments}}}, doi = {{10.1109/MC.2005.92}}, volume = {{38}}, year = {{2005}}, } @article{4825, abstract = {{A set of designer guidelines from the European Union offers the first step in building privacy-aware systems.}}, author = {{Lahlou, Saadi and Langheinrich, Marc and Röcker, Carsten}}, issn = {{1557-7317}}, journal = {{Communications of the ACM}}, keywords = {{Communication hardware, interfaces and storage, Computing / technology policy}}, number = {{3}}, pages = {{59 – 60}}, publisher = {{ACM}}, title = {{{Privacy and Trust Issues with Invisible Computers}}}, doi = {{10.1145/1047671.1047705}}, volume = {{48}}, year = {{2005}}, } @inproceedings{4826, abstract = {{In this paper we point out the current changes and future trends of organizational concepts and explain their influence on workplace awareness and communication. We then elaborate the changing requirements for awareness and informal communication in distributed teams. Finally, we present two artefacts that support informal awareness and community interaction and describe their evaluation in a living-lab situation.}}, author = {{Röcker, Carsten and Prante, Thorsten and Streitz, Norbert and van Alphen, Daniel}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (OZCHI’04)}}, location = {{Wollongong, Australia.}}, title = {{{Using Ambient Displays and Smart Artefacts to Support Community Interaction in Distributed Teams}}}, year = {{2004}}, } @inproceedings{4827, abstract = {{This video presents the Hello.Wall artefact in a mixedmedia set-up to support spontaneous, informal encounters in two remote lounge spaces of a distributed team. The Hello.Walls are used as awareness tools to know more about the remote team’s state and at the same time as a tool to smoothen transitions to place-based video communication among the remote teams ’ members. This connecting-remote-teams scenario was tested in a livinglab evaluation for several weeks and proved to foster remote informal encounters and thereby contributed to smooth and fluent project work in our Ambient-Agoras project. Keywords Ambient display, informative art, social architecture, awareness, cross-media integration, place-based video conferencing, distributed teams, interaction zones}}, author = {{Prante, Thorsten and Stenzel, Richard and Röcker, Carsten and van Alphen, Daniel and Streitz, Norbert and Magerkurth, Carsten and Plewe, D. A.}}, booktitle = {{Video Track and Adjunct Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP’04)}}, keywords = {{support remote informal encounter, remote team cross-media integration, informative art, informal encounter}}, location = {{Nottingham, England}}, pages = {{7--10}}, title = {{{Connecting Remote Teams: Cross-Media Integration to Support Remote Informal Encounters}}}, year = {{2004}}, } @inproceedings{4828, abstract = {{This demonstration reports results from the EU-funded project Ambient Agoras, investigating future applications of ubiquitous and ambient computing in workspaces. Instead of presenting underlying system technologies or evaluation findings, this demonstration will focus on three running prototypes that emerged from the project: InfoRiver, SIAM, and Hello.Wall. The systems are meant to support work-related processes in office buildings while at the same time fostering informal communication. The InfoRiver implements the information river metaphor for information flow through a building or an organization. SIAM is a task-management system enriched with collaboration support to foster group communication and awareness. Hello.Wall is a new ambient display that can "borrow" mobile artefacts. All prototypes are multi-user and multi-device systems enabling coherent and engaging interaction experiences with a variety of sensor-enhanced smart artefacts.}}, author = {{Prante, Thorsten and Stenzel, Richard and Röcker, Carsten and Streitz, Norbert and Magerkurth, Carsten}}, booktitle = {{HI EA '04: CHI '04 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems}}, editor = {{Dykstra-Erickson, Elizabeth and Tscheligi, Manfred }}, isbn = {{978-1-58113-703-3}}, keywords = {{Hardware, Human-centered computing}}, location = {{Vienna, Austria}}, pages = {{763--764}}, publisher = {{ACM}}, title = {{{Ambient Agoras – InfoRiver, SIAM, Hello.Wall}}}, doi = {{10.1145/985921.985924}}, year = {{2004}}, } @inbook{4829, abstract = {{In this paper, we address three major issues, look at their interaction and combination and present our results on how to arrive at solutions for these issues. The issues are: 1) supporting informal communication and atmosphere in organisations, 2) the role and potential of ambient displays in future work environments, and 3) the combination of mostly static artefacts that are integrated in the architectural environment with mobile devices carried by people. Our results can be considered as steps towards the design and realization of what we call “social architectural spaces” in the context of future work environments. These environments will be populated with a range of different smart artefacts that are designed to facilitate awareness and notification as well as informal communication. We address a range of spaces in office buildings including public spaces, e.g., in the hallway, the foyer, and the cafeteria that have not been the focus of research so far. In particular, we present two artefacts: the Hello.Wall, a wall-size large ambient display, and the ViewPort, a mobile handheld device. They are interacting with each other via wireless networks and different types of sensing technology. The artefacts and the software were developed in the EU-funded “Disappearing Computer”- project “Ambient Agoras: Dynamic Information Clouds in a Hybrid Worlds”.}}, author = {{Streitz, Norbert and Prante, Thorsten and Röcker, Carsten and van Alphen, Daniel and Magerkurth, Carsten and Stenzel, Richard and Plewe, D. A.}}, booktitle = {{Public and Situated Displays Social and Interactional Aspects of Shared Display Technologies}}, editor = {{O'Hara, K. and Perry, Mark and Churchill, E. and Russell, D.}}, isbn = {{978-90-481-6449-3 }}, keywords = {{ambient displays, mobile devices, informal communication, atmosphere, social architectural space, ubiquitous computing}}, pages = {{387 – 409}}, publisher = {{Springer }}, title = {{{Ambient Displays and Mobile Devices for the Creation of Social Architectural Spaces: Supporting Informal Communication and Social Awareness in Organizations}}}, doi = {{10.1007/978-94-017-2813-3_16}}, volume = {{2}}, year = {{2003}}, } @inproceedings{4830, abstract = {{We present a ubiquitous computing environment that consists of the Hello.Wall in combination with ViewPorts. Hello.Wall is a new wall-sized ambient display [4,2] that emits information via light patterns and is considered informative art. As an integral part of the physical environment, Hello.Wall constitutes a seeding element of a social architectural space conveying awareness information and atmospheres in organizations or at specific places. The display is context-dependent by reflecting identity and distance of people passing by. Hello.Wall can "borrow" other artefacts in order to communicate more detailed information. These mobile devices are called ViewPorts. People can also further interact with the Hello.Wall using ViewPorts via integrated WaveLAN and RFID technology.}}, author = {{Prante, Thorsten and Röcker, Carsten and Streitz, Norbert and Stenzel, Richard and Magerkurth, Carsten and van Alphen, Daniel and Plewe, D. A.}}, booktitle = {{Video Track and Adjunct Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UBICOMP’03)}}, editor = {{Ljungstrand, P. and Brotherton, J.}}, keywords = {{Ambient display, informative art, social architectural space, context-dependent, sensor-based interaction, interactive wall, interaction design, mobile devices, smart artefacts, ubiquitous computing environment, calm technology}}, location = {{Seattle, Washington, USA,}}, pages = {{277--278}}, title = {{{Hello.Wall – Beyond Ambient Displays}}}, year = {{2003}}, } @inbook{4831, abstract = {{In this paper, we introduce our approach as well as examples of realizations for situated interaction in the context of future work environments. These environments will be populated with a range of smart artefacts. The artefacts and their mutual interaction are designed to facilitate awareness and notification as well as informal communication. They constitute examples of our approach to develop future work environments going not only beyond traditional PC-based work places but also beyond electronic meeting rooms and roomware components previously developed by us. We address a range of spaces in office buildings including semi-public spaces, e.g., in the hallway, the foyer, and the cafeteria. The approach is not restricted to office buildings but can be extended to other types of buildings and spaces. It is part of our vision that we call “Cooperative Buildings”. The artefacts and the software were developed in the EU-funded “Disappearing Computer”-project “Ambient Agoras: Dynamic Information Clouds in a Hybrid Worlds”. }}, author = {{Streitz, Norbert and Röcker, Carsten and Prante, Thorsten and Stenzel, Richard and van Alphen, Daniel}}, booktitle = {{Proceedings of HCI International 2003, 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction : [held jointly with] Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2003, 5th International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics, 2nd International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction; 22 - 27 June 2003, Crete, Greece ; Vol. 3: Human-centred computing : cognitive, social and ergonomic aspects }}, editor = {{Harris, Don}}, isbn = {{0-8058-4932-7}}, location = {{Crete, Greece}}, pages = {{133----137}}, publisher = {{Lawrence Erlbaum}}, title = {{{Situated Interaction with Ambient Information: Facilitating Awareness and Communication in Ubiquitous Work Environments}}}, year = {{2003}}, }