Designing Interfaces in Public Settings - Understanding the Role of the Spectator in Human-Computer Interaction

Preface

Contents

Introduction

Core Framework Concepts

An Overview of Study Chapters

References

From Individuals to Third Parties, from Private to Public

Individuals to Third Parties

Understanding Individuals

From Dialogues to Constellations

From Constellations to Third Parties

Private to Public Settings

Studies of Museums and Galleries

Technology on-the-Streets and in the Arts

Revisiting Opening Questions

References

Studying Technology in Public Settings

Concepts for Understanding Public Settings

Practical Approaches to Studying Public Settings

Challenges in Collecting and Analysing Data

The Author's Role

Relating Studies and Framework

How the Chapters are Organised

Influence Between Studies and Framework

References

Audience and Participants: One Rock

Telescope Hardware and Software

Telescope Design, Constraints and Aesthetics

The Telescope in Use

Participation with the Telescope (Vignettes 1 & 2)

Participants

Audience and Transition (Vignettes 3 & 4)

Audience and Participant

Transition

Discussion

Audience and Participants Within Other Literature

Participants in One Rock

Audience in One Rock

Audience-Participant Transitions

Summary

References

Professionals and Non-professionals: The Journey into Space

Other System Deployments

Storytelling with the Torch Interface

Interaction Spaces (Vignette 1)

Defining Interaction Space

Interference Spaces (Vignette 2)

Defining Interference Space

Putting the Spaces Together

Understanding, Managing and Adapting to Space (Vignettes 3 & 4)

Adapting to Spatial Character

Discussion

The Actor's Work

Hiding and Revealing Spaces of Manipulations and Effects

Summary

References

Orchestration and Staging: Fairground: Thrill Laboratory

Running and Experiencing the Laboratory

Setting up for Orchestration (Vignette 1)

Developing Spatial Working Knowledge

Orchestrating with Actors (Vignette 2)

Actors and Orchestrators, Legibility and Visibility

Weaving the Performance Together

Orchestrating Participation (Vignette 3)

Orchestrating in a Distributed Environment

Orchestrating Transition

Managing Intervention (Vignette 4)

Monitoring and Intervening

Discussion

Summary

References

Frames and Bystanders: Uncle Roy All Around You

Performing Uncle Roy

Joining the Game

Ambiguous Status of Objects and Places

Ambiguous Status of People on-the-Streets

Maintaining the Game World

Discussion

Summary

References

A Framework for Designing Interfaces in Public Settings

Performers and Spectators, Manipulations and Effects

Users as Performers

Manipulations and Effects

Users as Spectators, Public and Private Interactions

Defining Manipulations and Effects

Revisiting Public and Private Interaction

Mobile Personal Displays

Interactive Installations

Performances

Interfaces as Secretive, Expressive, Magical and Intriguing

Frames, Audience, Bystanders and Wittingness

Spectator as Audience and Bystander

Designing for the Frame

Strategy 1: Extending the Frame

Strategy 2: Shrinking the Frame

Summary

Dynamism in Performance: Transitions

Bystander to Audience to Participant

Actors and Orchestrators

Summary

The Elements Involved in a Spectator Interface

Strategies

References

Conclusion

Revisiting Opening Questions and Aims

Using This Book in Practice

Conversations Within HCI and Other Fields

Directions for Designing Technology in Public

References

Index