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Transforming place to stage – How interactive screens will change the city
Marko Turpeinen, Helsinki Institute for Information Technology Helsinki University of Technology, EspooEve Hoggan, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo

In the future our city space will be covered with digital public displays. This trend is strong already today, but will only accelerate due to advancements in screen technology. Today these displays are passive, but in the future the screens will be interactive and allow various ways for people and groups to interact and engage with them. We have used the metaphor of the stage to explore the possibilities that these ubiquitous screens can have to change city and how we live in it.

Index Terms: H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces, H.1.2.b Human-centered computing, H.5.3.c Computer-supported cooperative work, J.8.g Games, C.2 Communication/Networking and Information Technology, Multimedia Information Systems, H.3.5 Online Information Services, web programming, web applications, Pervasive computing, mobile applications, Internet applications, database technology, Computer-supported cooperative work, D.4.1.0.a Application-aware adaptation, D.4.1.0.b Application-transparent adaptation, H.1.2 User/Machine Systems, H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems, K.4.2 Social Issues,Citation: Kai Kuikkaniemi, Giulio Jacucci, Jörg Müller, Marko Turpeinen, Eve Hoggan, "Transforming place to stage – How interactive screens will change the city," Computer, 04 May. 2011. IEEE computer Society Digital Library. IEEE Computer Society, Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use.

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