CloudDrops: Stamp-sized Pervasive Displays for Situated Awareness of Web-based Information
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Author(s)
Nanayakkara, Suranga
Olberding, Simon
Steimle, Jurgen
Maes, Patricia
Date Issued
June 2015
Journal
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Displays - PerDis '15
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Citation
Olberding, Simon et al. “CloudDrops: Stamp-Sized Pervasive Displays for Situated Awareness of Web-Based Information.” 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Displays, Saarbruecken, Germany, 10-12 June, 2015. ACM Press, 2015. 47–53.
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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.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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https://doi.org/10.1145/2757710.2757718
