CALL FOR PAPERS

CFP: Workshop at Mobile HCI09 (11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, September 15-18th 2009 / University of Bonn)

Community Practices and Locative Media

15 September 2009
Bonn, Germany

http://www.uni-siegen.de/locatingmedia/workshop

The development of locative media applications is not simply about the physical location or social setting in which the interaction occurs, but rather about situating the media within a community of practice. This workshop will provide the environment for researchers to explore the potential for locative media applications to support community practices. The workshop will highlight the many open areas that require research attention, identify key problems that need to be addressed, and also discuss approaches for solving these issues. In particular the workshop will focus on appropriate methodologies for identifying requirements, evaluating behaviour and integrating locative media in specific real-world community structures.

http://www.mobilehci09.org

Call for Participation

Outline
There have been many developments in the design of applications of locative media in urban settings, such as LBS, location-based gaming and mobile social software applications but little which investigates the use and integration of such media within existing community structures and practices. The workshop will address the dual challenge of capturing the temporary and spatially changeful nature of behaviours with locative media, as well as responding to the intricate web of strong and weak social ties that make up local social networks, in order to find ways to support community practices. In terms of methodology it will focus on the potential of ethnographic approaches for investigating and evaluating the integration of media in these social settings.

Workshop Aims

  • How can mobile media be located within existing communities and social settings?

  • How can we find better ways of enabling and supporting locative media in community practices?

  • How can mobile media foster communities and facilitate daily living, such as for communities in rural areas or the elderly?

  • How can ethnographic methods inform and evaluate the place and integration of media in community settings?

We welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners from a diverse range of fields such as HCI, media, anthropology, sociology and urban studies. Submissions should have a length of 3- 4 pages and be formatted using the MobileHCI 2009 proceedings format (http://www.mobilehci09.org/call-for-submissions/formatting-instructions). We accept full papers, position papers, work-in-progress or blue-sky thinking. Selection of workshop participants will be based on refereed submissions. It is our aim to publish and document the outcomes of the workshop.

Website: http://www.uni-siegen.de/locatingmedia/workshop.html
Submissions and questions: willis [at] locatingmedia.uni-siegen.de

Important Dates:
4th May 2009: Position papers due.
18th May 2009: Acceptance notifications.
15th September 2009: Workshop.

Organisers:
Katharine S. Willis, Claudia Mueller, Pablo Abend, Cornelius Neufeldt- University of Siegen
Keith Cheverst- University of Lancaster

Program Committee
Areti Galani – University of Newcastle
Marcus Foth - Queensland University of Technology
Heather Horst – University of California, Irvine
Jesper Kjeldskov – Aalborg University
Kari Kuutti – University of Oulu
Eric Laurier- University of Edinburgh
Mark Perry – Brunel University
Jenni Paay – Aalborg University
Volkmar Pipek – Unversity of Siegen
Dave Randall – Manchester Metropolitan University
Andrea Taylor – Distance Lab
Nick Taylor – University of Lancaster
Volker Wulf - Unversity of Siegen

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