Mark Bilandzic
ABSTRACT
The emergence of mobile and ubiquitous computing technology has created what is often referred to as the hybrid space -- a virtual layer of digital information and interaction opportunities that sit on top of and augment the physical environment. Embodied media materialise digital information as observable and sometimes interactive parts of the physical environment. The aim of this work is to explore ways to enhance people's situated real world experience, and to find out what the role and impact of embodied media in achieving this goal can be. The Edge, an initiative of the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and case study of this thesis, envisions to be a physical place for people to meet, explore, experience, learn and teach each other creative practices in various areas related to digital technology and arts. Guided by an Action Research approach, this work applies Lefebvre's triad of space (1991) to investigate the Edge as a social space from a conceived, perceived and lived point of view. Based on its creators' vision and goals on the conceived level, different embodied media are iteratively designed, implemented and evaluated towards shaping and amplifying the Edge's visitor experience on the perceived and lived level.
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- The embodied hybrid space: designing ubiquitous computing towards an amplification of situated real world experiences
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