From buddyspace to CitiTag: large-scale symbolic presence for community building and spontaneous play

Authors:
Yanna Vogiazou;Marc Eisenstadt;Martin Dzbor;Jiri Komzak
Affiliations:
The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK, UK;The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK, UK;The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK, UK;The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK, UK
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2005 ACM symposium on Applied computing
Year:
2005

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Abstract

In this paper we discuss the conceptual framework and principles that guide our work in the design of large-scale informal environments for collaborative work, learning and play, aiming to foster social bonds and to provide an exciting testbed for emergent social behaviours. We present three different applications we have developed: Buddyspace, an Instant Messaging environment for community building, BumperCars, an online presence-based multiplayer game and CitiTag, an experimental wireless mixed reality game.