Awareness systems: advances in theory, methodology and design

Markus Rittenbruch, Gregor McEwan (auth.), Panos Markopoulos, Boris De Ruyter, Wendy Mackay (eds.)9781848824768, 1848824769

Awareness systems can be broadly defined as those systems that help people construct and maintain awareness of each others’ activities, context or status, even if the participants are not co-located. Originally intended for supporting people involved in the same activities at different locations, such systems are now used to support social interactions between any connected individuals and to support social relationships over sustained periods of time.

Providing an overview of the current state-of-the-art this book provides a theoretical foundation for the design and development of Awareness Systems. It offers a reflection on the field, tracking research progress from past visions to current trends and future challenges, while presenting a representative collection of design concepts in the area and helping to systematize evaluation practices. It will be welcomed by all those working in the area of Awareness Systems.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xxii
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
An Historical Reflection of Awareness in Collaboration….Pages 3-48
A Design Framework for Awareness Systems….Pages 49-72
Awareness in the Home: The Nuances of Relationships, Domestic Coordination and Communication….Pages 73-96
Front Matter….Pages 97-97
Making Sense of What Is Going on ‘Around’: Designing Environmental Awareness Information Displays….Pages 99-124
Social Inference Through Technology….Pages 125-147
Abstractions of Awareness: Aware of What?….Pages 149-172
Phatic Interactions: Being Aware and Feeling Connected….Pages 173-186
Privacy Considerations in Awareness Systems: Designing with Privacy in Mind….Pages 187-206
Grounding Privacy with Awareness: A Social Approach to Describe Privacy Related Issues in Awareness Systems….Pages 207-229
Awareness Information with Speech and Sound….Pages 231-256
Front Matter….Pages 257-257
Awareware: Narrowcasting Attributes for Selective Attention, Privacy, and Multipresence….Pages 259-289
Emotinet: A Framework for the Development of Social Awareness Systems….Pages 291-311
Conversational Awareness in Text-Based Computer Mediated Communication….Pages 313-333
Fostering Social Engagement and Self-Efficacy in Later Life: Studies with Ubiquitous Computing….Pages 335-349
Awareness of Daily Life Activities….Pages 351-365
Design and Evaluation of Intentionally Enriched Awareness….Pages 367-395
Situatedness of Awareness Information: Impact on the Design and Usage of Awareness Systems….Pages 397-422
Front Matter….Pages 423-423
Supporting Family Awareness with the Whereabouts Clock….Pages 425-445
Evaluating Peripheral Displays….Pages 447-472
Measuring Affective Benefits and Costs of Mediated Awareness: Development and Validation of the ABC-Questionnaire….Pages 473-488
Back Matter….Pages 489-491