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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806153203321

Autore

Vogiazou Y

Titolo

Design for emergence : collaborative social play with online and location-based media / / Y. Vogiazou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : IOS Press, 2007

ISBN

6610810540

1-280-81054-8

9786610810543

1-4294-6770-3

1-60750-217-8

600-00-0395-1

1-4337-0148-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications ; ; v. 153

Disciplina

794.81

Soggetti

Artificial intelligence - Social aspects

Virtual reality - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Contents; Researching Spontaneous Collaborative Play; Thesis Structure; Exploring Presence and Social Play; Design for Emergence; Early Design Sketches for Design for Emergence; Playground Interaction Online: The Bumper Car Game; CitiTag: Urban Space as a Large Group Playground; Designing for Spontaneous Collaborative Play Based on Presence; References; Acknowledgements

Sommario/riassunto

Design for Emergence investigates spontaneous, unpredictable uses of technology that are driven by social contexts and collaborative processes, based on our ability to communicate our presence, both virtual and physical, in symbolic ways. In light of the fact that social dynamics and unexpected uses of technology can inspire innovation, this book proposes a research model of design for emergence, focusing on emergent phenomena as part of an iterative design process. By providing playful, technology-mediated experiences with minimal structure, unpredictable user behaviors can emerge through exp