FrostWall: a dual-sided situated display for informal collaboration in the corridor

Authors:
Jesper Kjeldskov;Jeni Paay;Kenton O'Hara;Ross Smith;Bruce Thomas
Affiliations:
Aalborg University, Denmark;CSIRO ICT Centre, Sydney, Australia;Microsoft Research, Socio-Digital Systems, Cambridge UK;University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia;University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Venue:
OZCHI '09 Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group: Design: Open 24/7
Year:
2009

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Abstract

FrostWall is designed to support collegial communication and collaboration within a co-located work environment by facilitating and encouraging informal information exchange in the corridors of a workplace using large situated displays. FrostWall displays provide a flexible display area between the inside of a private office workspace and the public corridor outside it. FrostWall uses "frosting" of glass windows and partitions between private and public workspaces in combination with projectors to create a display area that is effectively dual-sided: readable and operable from both sides. In addition to facilitating informal digital communication and information exchange between co-workers, this situated display area also provides a venue for playfulness and personal expression enhancing social cohesion between colleagues. FrostWall is also a unique vehicle for future research into interaction design for dual-sided interfaces.