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Of maps and guidebooks: designing geographical technologies

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DIS '02: Proceedings of the 4th conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques

Pages 246 - 254

https://doi.org/10.1145/778712.778747

Published: 25 June 2002 Publication History

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Researchers and designers are increasingly making use of geographic location in designing context-aware computer systems. However, there has been little conceptual work on how geography interacts with technology. In this paper, we use the concepts of "place and space" to explore how technologies are used geographically and how they impact on, and are used in, the physical environment. Fieldwork with tourists using maps and guidebooks shows how technology brings space and place together in activity. This discussion is used to look at how technologies might better span place and space.

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Index Terms

Of maps and guidebooks: designing geographical technologies
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Graphical user interfaces
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design

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DIS '02: Proceedings of the 4th conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques

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DOI:10.1145/778712

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