Vote as you go: blending interfaces for community engagement into the urban space

dc.contributor.authorHespanhol, Luke
dc.contributor.authorTomitsch, Martin
dc.contributor.authorMcArthur, Ian
dc.contributor.authorFredericks, Joel
dc.contributor.authorSchroeter, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorFoth, Marcus
dc.contributor.editorAvram, Gabriela
dc.contributor.editorDe Cindio, Fiorella
dc.contributor.editorPipek, Volkmar
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:53:52Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:53:52Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a series of studies on situated interfaces for community engagement. Firstly, we identify five recurring design challenges as well as four common strategies used to overcome them. We then assess the effectiveness of these strategies through field studies with public polling interfaces. We developed two very different polling interfaces in the form of (1) a web application running on an iPad mounted on a stand, allowing one vote at a time, and (2) a playful full-body interaction application for a large urban screen allowing concurrent participation. We deployed both interfaces in an urban precinct with high pedestrian traffic and equipped with a large urban screen. Analysing discoverability and learnability of each scenario, we derive insights regarding effective ways of blending community engagement interfaces into the built environment, while attracting the attention of passers-by and communicating the results of civic participation.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/2768545.2768553
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4503-3460-0
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherACM Press, New York
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
dc.relation.ispartofseriesC&T
dc.subjectcommunity engagement
dc.subjectmedia architecture
dc.subjectpervasive displays
dc.subjecturban IxD
dc.subjecturban informatics
dc.titleVote as you go: blending interfaces for community engagement into the urban spaceen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.endPage37
gi.citation.startPage29
gi.conference.dateJune, 27-30, 2015
gi.conference.locationLimerick, Ireland
gi.conference.sessiontitleLong Papers
mci.conference.reviewfull

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