Our Physical Landscape

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Our Physical Landscapes Potential

• Recognizing SFUs architecture to build stronger
  relationships with the community

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Presenters assumption

• The natural beauty and physical landscape of the
  Greater Vancouver region has been recognized as
  one of its greatest assets.
• However, the way in which the built
  structures/institutions of the region interface
  with this natural landscape remains a relatively
  untapped asset in increasing their profile.

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Project Overview

• To provide a multi-language architectural tour of
  SFU's buildings and physical landscape.
• To provide this expert information in an
  automated fashion using existing and developing
  technologies.
• To provide a 'take-home' deliverable to tour
  participants.

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Audience

• Tourists / visitors to campus
• Conference attendees
• New / potential students and their families
• New faculty and staff
• Greater community

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Benefits

• Resource for individuals wanting to learn more
  about SFU's architecture and its influence over
  other building projects locally, nationally,
  internationally.
• Linking this architecture to SFU's
  history/development.
• Linking to current facilities, departments,
  programs and services.
• Allowing participants to revisit their experience
  in the form of a personalized travel journal.

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Tour Format (part 1)

• As an individual walks around any of SFU's three
  campuses, be it Burnaby, Vancouver or Surrey,
  their media/mobile device (cell phone,
  PDA/Blackberry, rented headset, etc.) will allow
  them to access/receive information about their
  immediate surroundings.

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Tour Format (part 2)

• Shortly after completion of their tour (48-72
  hours) the individual receives an automated
  e-mail with a link to their 'Travel Log'.

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Tour Format (part 3)

• This Travel Log will contain an overview of the
  surroundings visited during the tour (date/time
  stamped), as well as media-rich content such as
  links to images, video, history and current SFU
  services/departments associated with that
  location, and external links.

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Considerations

• Content and its successful delivery are the
  primary focuses of this project.
• Technology is the limiting factor on the success
  of this project.

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Technology Location Detection

• METHOD GPS (Global Positioning Systems)
• LIMITATION concrete structures
• METHOD Cell Phone Towers
• LIMITATION requires media/mobile devices be
  enabled 10-20 metre 'drift'
• METHOD Wireless / Blue-Tooth
• LIMITATION requires media/mobile devices be
  enabled

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Technology Location Detection

• METHOD Short Codes - a menu system allowing
  users to enter their physical location into their
  media/mobile device.
• LIMITATION need for physical markers

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Short Code examples

• Translink Bus stops
• SkyTrain SkyTour (now defunct)
• Mobile MUSE Research Network "Metrocode" project
• Vancouver Sculpture Biennale (http//www.vancouver
  biennale.com)
• Ubiquity Interactive (mobile way-finding at UBC)

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Travel Log example

• SFUs 7th Floor Media
• Recall Mobile Memory Research Project

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Phase 1 (6 - 9 months)

• Content
• Identification expert development
• Short Code development
• Platform
• Menu system access via cell phones (dial-up)
  rentable PDAs (content preloaded)
• Delivery
• Short Code menu system
• Audio
• E-mailed Travel Log
• Assessment
• Survey
• Focus Group
• Online feedback

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Phase 2 (12 - 18 months)

• Content evolution
• Expert revisions
• Community Feedback
• Platform evolution
• Enable wireless Bluetooth devices
• Delivery evolution
• Audio, text, media
• Travel Log with increased linkages to University
  departments/facilities/services
• Assessment evolution
• Concentration on web feedback via Travel Log

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Phase 3 (18 months onward)

• Content evolution
• Way-finding
• Platform evolution
• Enable GPS
• Delivery evolution
• Directions services sent to device
• Assessment evolution
• Web based only

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Existing / Available Resources

• Johnston, H (2005). Radical Campus. Vancouver
  Douglas McIntyre.
• SFU Archives and Records Management Department
  (F-223 Hugh Johnston fonds, architectural journal
  clippings, unpublished untitled architectural
  manuscript)
• Vancouver Art Gallery (Erickson Critical Works
  Collection)
• UBC School of Architecture Landscape
  Architecture
• Architectural Institute of British Columbia
• Emily Carr Institute for Art, Design Media