Ambient Façades Proc. of 2nd Workshop on Ambient Information Systems Colocated with Ubicomp 2008 Bernhard Wally Studio Pervasive Computing Applications.

Ambient Façades

Proc. of 2nd Workshop on Ambient Information Systems Colocated with Ubicomp 2008

Bernhard Wally Studio Pervasive Computing Applications

Research Studios Austria

Alois Ferscha Department of Pervasive Computing

Johannes Kepler University Linz

Ambient Display?Public Space 000

• Abstract information– Hiding information

• Implicit and explicit interaction

• Increasing public displays– Glasses buildings– Advertisements– Overloading

How to choose a proper visualization for buildings

• Each building has its distinct appearance• Three stages of comprehension [Holmquist, L.E., Evaluating the

Comprehension of Ambient Displays, EA CHI 2004],– 1. That information is visualized – 2. What kind of information is visualized – 3. How the information is visualized

• Glancing time only and format matters [Huang, E., et. al Overcoming Assumptions and Uncovering Practices: When Does the Public Really Look at Public Displays?, pervasive 2008]

Bus

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Technologies

System Architecture - Hardware

1.7 GHz Pentium M ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

Windows XP

12000 LumenProjector1600 x 1200 Webcam

System Architecture - Software

ColoringLive videoImages

Implementation

• Particle numbers limit• Brightness and contrast• Feedback