Can technology-rich spaces support multiple uses?

A number of technology-rich spaces have been designed and created over the last few years with the purpose of supporting and enhancing learning, collaboration, community participation and a variety of everyday activities. Our research is concerned with how such spaces are used and whether they can support multiple uses. We report on an observational fieldwork study of a technology-rich multipurpose space based in a library. We examine its everyday use and discuss the tensions that were revealed in our analysis between anticipated and actual use. These are: (i) public versus private, (ii) play space versus meeting room and (iii) technology use versus non-use. Keywords Technology-rich spaces, multipurpose, ethnographic study.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: BCSHCI
• Authors: Nadia Pantidi, Hugh Robinson, Yvonne Rogers
• Keywords: BCSHCI 2008, Human Computer Interaction, Observational Fieldwork Study, Technology-rich Multipurpose Space, Technology-rich Spaces