Comedia: mobile group media for active spectatorship

Previous attempts to support spectators at large-scale events have concentrated separately on real-time event information, awareness cues, or media-sharing applications. CoMedia combines a group media space with event information and integrates reusable awareness elements throughout. In two field trials, one at a rally and the other at a music festival, we found that CoMedia facilitated onsite reporting to offsite members, coordination of group action, keeping up to date with others, spectating remotely, and joking. In these activities, media, awareness cues, and event information were often used in concert, albeit assuming differing roles. We show that the integrated approach better supports continuous interweaving of use with the changing interests and occurrences in large-scale events. Author Keywords Mobile applications, groups, awareness systems, large-scale events, spectatorship, field evaluation. Acm Classification Keywords H5.3 [Information interfaces and presentation]: Group ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Giulio Jacucci, Antti Oulasvirta, Tommi Ilmonen, John Evans, Antti Salovaara
• Keywords: Awareness Cues, CHI 2007, Human Computer Interaction, Large-scale Events, Reusable Awareness Elements