Turning pervasive computing into mediated spaces

Abstract

With pervasive computing, we envision a future in which computation becomes part of the environment. The computer forms (workstation, personal computer, personal digital assistant, game player) through which we now relate to computation will occupy only a small niche in this new computational world. Our relationship to pervasive computing will differ radically from our current relationship they have with computers. When computation becomes part of the environment, most human-computer interaction will be implicit, and it will have to take account of physical space. Physical space rarely matters in current human-computer interaction; but as computational devices become part of furniture, walls, and clothing, physical space becomes a necessary consideration. First, more than one person can occupy a space. Second, individuals within the space are doing things other than interacting with the computer: coming and going, and perhaps most strikingly, interacting with each other-not just with the computer. Finally, physical space provides a sense of place: individuals associate places with events and recurrent activities.

Context-Aware Workflow Management For Intelligent Navigation Applications In Pervasive Environments

“…Context is the representation of the information that is relevant to the individuals and devices within the activity space [18]. A context adaptive system typically enables the user to maintain a certain application (in different forms) while roaming between different wireless access technologies, locations, devices and even simultaneously executing everyday tasks.…”

Towards Context-Aware Workflow Management for Ubiquitous Computing

“…Context is the representation of the information that is relevant to the individuals and devices within the activity space [17]. A context adaptive system typically enables the user to maintain a certain application (in different forms) while roaming between different wireless access technologies, locations, devices and even simultaneously executing everyday tasks.…”

A context-aware experience sampling tool

“…As user interface design moves off the desktop and into the real world, two new challenges for designers emerge: (1) developing realistic task specifications that respond to the complexity of fastchanging, real world activities, and (2) evaluating new technologies in realistic contexts. Desktop computing applications can be designed and evaluated using controlled, laboratory observation because most user interface design has nothing to do with physical space [2]. Developers of ubiquitous and mobile computing applications for the home and workplace, however, currently lack a powerful and economical assessment toolset that accounts for user activity in a broader context.…”