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Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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TY - GEN
T1 - Tending a virtual garden
T2 - exploring connectivity between cities
AU - Pakanen, Minna
AU - Polli, Anna Maria
AU - Lee, Stella
AU - Lindley, Joseph
AU - Goncalves, Jorge
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This paper introduces a new experience-driven design concept to public spaces, such as bus stops, to strengthen connections between cities and their citizens. With the prototype described here we are provoking inquiry into whether the "technology" that is a bus stop, with high tech augmentations can engendercivic engagement and more interconnected cities. Our preliminary user studies showed that people, while waiting for the bus, do not interact with each other,and as such are “alone together”. Our concept is to connect people in the city, and also between two different cities by utilizing their waiting time. ‘VirtualGarden’ creates the experience of ‘being connected’ by providing users with the possibility to ‘grow’ a collaborative garden using a smartphone and naturalgestures as the control interaction. Lo-fi prototypes were used to gather user feedback which informed the design of the 'Virtual Garden'.
AB - This paper introduces a new experience-driven design concept to public spaces, such as bus stops, to strengthen connections between cities and their citizens. With the prototype described here we are provoking inquiry into whether the "technology" that is a bus stop, with high tech augmentations can engendercivic engagement and more interconnected cities. Our preliminary user studies showed that people, while waiting for the bus, do not interact with each other,and as such are “alone together”. Our concept is to connect people in the city, and also between two different cities by utilizing their waiting time. ‘VirtualGarden’ creates the experience of ‘being connected’ by providing users with the possibility to ‘grow’ a collaborative garden using a smartphone and naturalgestures as the control interaction. Lo-fi prototypes were used to gather user feedback which informed the design of the 'Virtual Garden'.
U2 - 10.1145/2494091.2496004
DO - 10.1145/2494091.2496004
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 9781450322157
SP - 761
EP - 764
BT - UbiComp Adjunct '13
PB - Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
CY - New York
ER -