Via ,Fab, Topiary is a a tool for prototyping location-enhanced applications. It allows you to carry out wizard-of-oz experiments, with a really good touch. Topiary lets designers create a map that models the location of people, places, and things; use this active map to demonstrate scenarios depic...
[Research] Challenges to studying ubiquitous computing
Interesting part of Designing through exploration: using observational methods in ubiquitous technology research (by Brown, B. and A. Weilenmann) about the challenges to study ubiquitous computing uses. In this paper, the authors explain the added value of evaluating ubiquitous computing products. ...
[Culture] Social Network Analysis of Innovation
fab pointed me on this nice url: FAS.research. It is a social science-oriented research, consulting and training firm in the area of social network analysis. Basically, they did research on the social and political morphology of Austria, the measurement of social network diversity and the social st...
[Research] Applying Social Network Analysis to small groups?
I often think that social network analysis does not really suit to my research needs (studying the effects of technology on small groups). But it seems that it could fit. In Social Network Analysis - The Science of Measuring, Visualizing and Simulating Social Relationships, the authors took an exam...
[Locative Media] Savannah: a strategy-based adventure game for kids
Savannah is " is a strategy-based adventure game where a virtual space is mapped directly onto a real space". The Savannah project is an ambitious combination of games technology, mobile computing and innovative approaches to teaching and learning. It aims to support Year 7 children to become coll...
[Tech] Haptic phones?
This Vibetonz system seems to provides cell phones with a new feature: haptics. More explanation here (.pdf) VibeTonz is intended to enable users to download different vibrations the same way they download ringtones now. The vibrations could be used to add sensory depth to emoticons sent by instant...
[Weird locative media] Geolocation of stork eater
Black french humor, some people think about a location-based service to tag stork eater. Funky hoax! ...
[Locative Media] Old locative media game: mobi mushi
Mobi Mushi is an old location-based game (as attested by the pic below, 2002 :) ). It's in french, on orange phone, designed by gameloft. The idea is simple: you have a character (called mobimushi). Thanks to the geolocation feature, the character detects the places from where you connect. You have...
[Research] Observing ubicomp interactions
Very informative paper with regard to the analysis we want to conduct on catchbob.Designing through exploration: using observational methods in ubiquitous technology research by Barry Brown, Alexandra Weilenmann The evaluation and study of ubiquitous computing is an essential part of learning from ...
[Research] Establishing some kind of paper outline catalogue
I was wondering whether I should take few hours to establish a list of possible paper outline/ideas like: Experiment reporting: introduction/material and methdo/results/discussion Litarture review Research roadmap Each ideas could be more described so that I can have a bunch of potential research...