Unearthing virtual history: Using diverse interfaces to reveal hidden virtual worlds

Steve Benford; John Bowers; Paul Chandler; Luigina Ciolfi; Martin Flintham; Mike Fraser; Chris Greenhalgh; Tony Hall; Sten Olof Hellström; Shahram Izadi; Tom Rodden; Holger Schnädelbach; Ian Taylor

Unearthing virtual history: Using diverse interfaces to reveal hidden virtual worlds

Steve Benford, John Bowers, Paul Chandler, Luigina Ciolfi, Martin Flintham, Mike Fraser, Chris Greenhalgh, Tony Hall, Sten Olof Hellström, Shahram Izadi, Tom Rodden, Holger Schnädelbach, Ian Taylor

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Abstract

We describe an application in which museum visitors hunt for virtual history outdoors, capture it, and bring it back indoors for detailed inspection. This application provides visitors with ubiquitous access to a parallel virtual world as they move through an extended physical space. Diverse devices, including mobile wireless interfaces for locating hotspots of virtual activity outdoors, provide radically different experiences of the virtual depending upon location, task, and available equipment. Initial reflections suggest that the physical design of such devices needs careful attention so as to encourage an appropriate style of use. We also consider the extension of our experience to support enacted scenes. Finally, we discuss potential benefits of using diverse devices to make a shared underlying virtual world ubiquitously available throughout physical space.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Ubicomp 2001
Subtitle of host publication	Ubiquitous Computing - International Conference, Proceedings
Editors	Gregory D. Abowd, Gregory D. Abowd, Barry Brumitt, Steven Shafer
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	225-231
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	3540426140, 9783540426141
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2001
Event	International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, Ubicomp 2001 - Atlanta, USA United States Duration: 30 Sept 2001 → 2 Oct 2001

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	2201
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, Ubicomp 2001
Country/Territory	USA United States
City	Atlanta
Period	30/09/01 → 2/10/01

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Benford, S., Bowers, J., Chandler, P., Ciolfi, L., Flintham, M., Fraser, M., Greenhalgh, C., Hall, T., Hellström, S. O., Izadi, S., Rodden, T., Schnädelbach, H., & Taylor, I. (2001). Unearthing virtual history: Using diverse interfaces to reveal hidden virtual worlds. In G. D. Abowd, G. D. Abowd, B. Brumitt, & S. Shafer (Eds.), Ubicomp 2001: Ubiquitous Computing - International Conference, Proceedings (pp. 225-231). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2201). Springer Verlag.

Unearthing virtual history: Using diverse interfaces to reveal hidden virtual worlds. / Benford, Steve; Bowers, John; Chandler, Paul et al.
Ubicomp 2001: Ubiquitous Computing - International Conference, Proceedings. ed. / Gregory D. Abowd; Gregory D. Abowd; Barry Brumitt; Steven Shafer. Springer Verlag, 2001. p. 225-231 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2201).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Benford, S, Bowers, J, Chandler, P, Ciolfi, L, Flintham, M, Fraser, M, Greenhalgh, C, Hall, T, Hellström, SO, Izadi, S, Rodden, T, Schnädelbach, H & Taylor, I 2001, Unearthing virtual history: Using diverse interfaces to reveal hidden virtual worlds. in GD Abowd, GD Abowd, B Brumitt & S Shafer (eds), Ubicomp 2001: Ubiquitous Computing - International Conference, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 2201, Springer Verlag, pp. 225-231, International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, Ubicomp 2001, Atlanta, USA United States, 30/09/01.

Benford S, Bowers J, Chandler P, Ciolfi L, Flintham M, Fraser M et al. Unearthing virtual history: Using diverse interfaces to reveal hidden virtual worlds. In Abowd GD, Abowd GD, Brumitt B, Shafer S, editors, Ubicomp 2001: Ubiquitous Computing - International Conference, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2001. p. 225-231. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

Benford, Steve ; Bowers, John ; Chandler, Paul et al. / Unearthing virtual history : Using diverse interfaces to reveal hidden virtual worlds. Ubicomp 2001: Ubiquitous Computing - International Conference, Proceedings. editor / Gregory D. Abowd ; Gregory D. Abowd ; Barry Brumitt ; Steven Shafer. Springer Verlag, 2001. pp. 225-231 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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