GlobalFestival

Abstract

Spherical displays present compelling opportunities for interaction in public spaces. However, there is little research into how touch interaction should control a spherical surface or how these displays are used in real world settings. This paper presents an in the wild deployment of an application for a spherical display called GlobalFestival that utilises two different touch interaction techniques. The first version of the application allows users to spin and tilt content on the display, while the second version only allows spinning the content. During the 4-day deployment, we collected overhead video data and on-display interaction logs. The analysis brings together quantitative and qualitative methods to understand how users approach and move around the display, how on screen interaction compares in the two versions of the application, and how the display supports social interaction given its novel form factor.

Can Mobile Augmented Reality Stimulate a Honeypot Effect?

“…First, the physical presence of people congregating in close proximity to a technology naturally draws the attention of passersby and provides a clue that something is happening. This means that the effect is inherently social; there cannot be a honeypot effect if nobody is using the technology [59]. Second, the visibility of users' interactions with the technology is what enables observation and social learning.…”

“…Our first set of observations relates to the presence and spatial configuration of people that we observed to be playing SLH. A prerequisite for a honeypot effect is for people to be within the vicinity of an interactive technology, and for those people to be seen participating in its use [12,59]. This is critical because the presence of people using the technology is what sparks the interest of passersby, and contributes to the formation of an audience [60].…”