Precedents for the design of locative media
pp. 141-156
in: Hannakaisa Isomki, Pertti Saariluoma (eds), Future interaction design II, Berlin, Springer, 2009Abstract
This chapter investigates the emergence of new forms of communication environments, supported by the integration of new mobile and locative media technologies and the impact that the implementation of these systems may have on mediated communication within the urban context. As seen from a user perspective, locative media are considered as spatial communication interfaces. The chapter discusses the technologies supporting such multiuser systems, and suggests a series of precedents that may inform the process of creating location-based collaborative experiences such as hybrid spatial communication interfaces. This investigation ultimately aims to creat a theoretical framework for analyzing the experience of interacting with such systems and for supporting the design of locative media. It is finally suggested that locative media use may lead to revolutionary new ways of social interaction and inhabiting urban space and this possibility certainly calls for reconsidering how to conceive of, and consequently how to design, urban environments in the future.