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CloudDrops: Stamp-sized Pervasive Displays for Situated Awareness of Web-based Information

Authors:

Simon Olberding,

Jürgen Steimle,

Suranga Nanayakkara,

Pattie MaesAuthors Info & Claims

PerDis '15: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Displays

Pages 47 - 53

https://doi.org/10.1145/2757710.2757718

Published: 10 June 2015 Publication History

Abstract

CloudDrops is a pervasive awareness platform that integrates virtual information from the Web more closely with the contextually rich physical spaces in which we live and work. CloudDrops consists of many interactive stamp-sized displays, each showing a tiny bit of digital information. The large number of displays and their small size allows the user to flexibly instrument, orchestrate and reconfigure her personal information environment. We show different form factors for stamp-sized displays, provide a device concept and a first implementation. We propose lightweight visualizations and interaction techniques that are tailored to the tiny device form factor. Moreover, we contribute techniques for associating these small displays with content that the user wants to stay aware of, including Web pages, contacts, and places. To demonstrate the capabilities of the platform, we present several application examples. A user study provides first insights into how CloudDrops enable users to create a personalized information environment by distributing stamp-sized displays over the entire architectural space.

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CloudDrops: Stamp-sized Pervasive Displays for Situated Awareness of Web-based Information
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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PerDis '15: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Displays

June 2015

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ISBN:9781450336086

DOI:10.1145/2757710

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Bressa NVermeulen JWillett W(2022)Data Every Day: Designing and Living with Personal Situated VisualizationsProceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3491102.3517737(1-18)Online publication date: 29-Apr-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3491102.3517737
Claes SCoenen JVande Moere ABratteteig TSandnes FBerget G(2018)Conveying a civic issue through data via spatially distributed public visualization and polling displaysProceedings of the 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/3240167.3240206(597-608)Online publication date: 29-Sep-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3240167.3240206
Pablo JFernando PSridhar PWithana ANanayakkara SSteimle JMaes P(2016)PostBitsPersonal and Ubiquitous Computing10.1007/s00779-016-0967-z20:6(1001-1014)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/s00779-016-0967-z

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