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Exploring the design space for situated glyphs to support dynamic work environments

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Publication date2011
Host publicationPervasive Computing 9th International Conference, Pervasive 2011, San Francisco, USA, June 12-15, 2011. Proceedings
EditorsKent Lyons, Jeffrey Hightower, Elaine M. Huang
Place of PublicationBerlin, Heidelberg
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages70-78
Number of pages9
ISBN (print)978-3-642-21725-8
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer
Volume6696
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (electronic)1611-3349

Abstract

This note offers a reflection on the design space for a situated glyph - a single, adaptive and multivariate graphical unit that provides in-situ task information in demanding work environments. Rather than presenting a concrete solution, our objective is to map out the broad design space to foster further exploration. The analysis of this design space in the context of dynamic work environments covers i) information affinity - the type of information can be presented with situated glyphs, ii) representation density - the medium and fidelity of information presentation, iii) spatial distribution - distribution granularity and placement alternatives for situated glyphs, and finally iv) temporal distribution - the timing of information provision through glyphs. Our analysis has uncovered new problem spaces that are still unexplored and could motivate further work in the field.