Kaj Gr

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WorkSPACE demonstrators
In the Field
Changing contexts inhouse
CollectingMaterials
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Augmenting the User Activities

• Studies at TJP
• Generic brainstorm
• beyond landscape architecture
• Series of prototypes

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Proposed plan - prototypes
UserEval TJP others
Paper for Pervasive computing conf

• v.0.3a
• v0.2
• high res.panel andpen

UserEval TJP

• v.0.3a
• v0.2
• Pocket PC and pen

• v.0.1
• LapTop
• GPS
• Topos
• Data Call
• Shared Camera WS

• v.0.2
• v0.1
• GPRS
• Compass
• GIS integration
• Capture (picture, sound)
• Object tagging

• v.0.3a
• v0.2
• wearable display andinteraction

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Different Mobile Situations

• On the Move
• on/off line
• low BW
• audio only

• In the office
• on line
• changing contexts
• expensive displays

• Outdoor site
• Inspecting
• capture
• sketch/annotate
• low BW
• GPS location

• Workspace objectives
• Spatial
• location
• visualization
• info. org.
• infrastructure
• physical/digital

• Indoor site
• Inspecting
• capture
• sketch/annotate
• high BW
• tag based location

• Distributed offices
• high BW
• video
• shared intranet space

• At home
• alone
• medium BW
• cheap displays

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Mobile Topos
GPS
Walls, tables, PCs
GPRS, 3G, (802.11)
Topos gateway
CollaborationServer
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Using Topos with a Landscape as background

• Topos world correspond to part of real world
• in some future import of GIS info...
• First experiment
• Katrinebjerg model Web pages and pictures
  belonging to the institutions in the area
• For local demo purposes
• TJP example
• ...

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Katrinebjerg townscape...
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Location based support
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Current prototype
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Current prototype

• Mobile phone modem
• GPS
• LapTop
• Batteries
• ...

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Location/Connection
No Location Manual location Rough location Precise location
No Connect
Low Bandwidth
High Bandwidth
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Interaction
Pen Camera Speech
Inspecting
Annotating
Capturing
Creating
Simulating
Presenting
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Collaboration modes
Local on-site collaboration Site-remote collaboration
Individual
Small group
Plenary presenation
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Mobile client options (short term)

• Portable PC Full Topos client, Local Database,
  GPS
• Portable PC Full Topos Client GPS GPRS
  communication to Database
• AAA designed PC Full Topos Client GPS GPRS
  communication to Database
• Pocket PC Pocket Topos GPS GPRS
  communication to Database
• ....

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Status

• GPS -gt PC
• Done
• Integration of GPS library in Topos
• Done
• GPRS communication too slow problems with
  TeleDanmark gateway
• using data call instead
• Camera support
• not done yet
• Directionality support needed
• the GPS does not supply proper direction