Requirements for in-situ authoring of location based experiences

Abstract

In this paper we describe an investigation into the requirements for and the use of in-situ authoring in the creation of location based pervasive and UbiComp experiences. We will focus on the co-design process with users that resulted in a novel visitor experience to a historic country estate. This has informed the design of new, in-situ, authoring tools supplemented with tools for retrospective revisiting and reorganization of content. An initial trial of these new tools will be discussed and conclusions drawn as to the appropriateness of such tools. Further enhancements as part of future trials will also be described.

Supporting the consumption and co-authoring of locative media experiences for a rural village community: design and field trial evaluation of the SHARC2.0 framework

“…While the project did not result in the development of any tools, it produced a number of key findings from the co-design workshops carried out. One such finding, highly relevant to this article, was that: Bcurators felt unable to tell stories naturally while not in-situ^ [53]. This signifies the importance of providing mobile authoring tools as the location often provides a trigger for storytelling.…”

“…The need to support the mobile, in-situ, authoring of locative media experiences is described in [53]. This research followed a co-design approach in enhancing the visitor experience to an historic country house, Chawton House, located in the South of England.…”

Supporting the Mobile In-situ Authoring of Locative Media in Rural Places

“…While the project did not result in the development of any tools as such it produced a number of key findings as a result of the co-design workshops carried out. One such finding, highly relevant to this article, was that: "curators felt unable to tell stories naturally while not in-situ" (Weal, et al, 2006). This signifies the importance of providing mobile tools as the location often provides a trigger for storytelling.…”

“…The need to support the in-situ authoring of locative media experiences was documented in research carried out under the Equator project (Weal, et al, 2006), this work explored requirements for in-situ authoring of location based experiences. This research utilised a co-design process and focussed on supporting the visitor experience to an historic country house, Chawton House, located in the South of England.…”

“…This signifies the importance of providing mobile tools as the location often provides a trigger for storytelling. Another notable requirement reported in (Weal, et al, 2006) and which informed the work presented in this article is that of supporting a 'two-phase authoring process' where media captured or authored in-situ in the field, e.g. textual notes or audio clips, can later be refined or expanded upon using a desktop based authoring tool.…”