Self-moving robots and pulverised urban displays: status quo, taxonomy, and challenges in emerging pervasive display research

Special issue on pervasive displays

“…Hoggenmueller et al [11] explore the concept of selfmoving robots and pulverized urban displays as a novel type of pervasive displays. They taxonomize the notion of pervasive urban displays in two dimensions: 1. the level of physical integration of the content into the urban space and 2. the level of mobility of the technology.…”

“…Pervasive displays have become truly ubiquitous, from digital signage in buildings to bus arrival times in cities [13], they are now part of our everyday device ecosystem. This special issue revealed that, while the original form of "public displays" as considered in early pervasive displays research is not as prominent as expected, novel form factors have emerged, such as autonomous robots that behave as pervasive displays [11]. Novel technologies are constantly providing new support and inspiration for pervasive display research, such as the increased availability of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality devices.…”

“…For instance, in this special issue, Lee et al [3] demonstrated how augmented reality can be used to project virtual partitions in open workplaces to improve people's shared workspace experience; and Konkel et al [12] presented a tangible interface for people to engage with large datasets in a learning setting. While these novel pervasive displays can be categorized along many dimensions, Hoggenmueller et al [11] proposed a systematic analysis of pervasive urban displays, leading to a taxonomy which considers both the technology and the physical integration of the content within the urban space. This special issue further illustrates open challenges and future opportunities, which we describe for the whole special issue below.…”