@inproceedings{b495deaa19fd40c7a412e745fe7b1843,
title = "Exploring the effects of space and place on engagement with an interactive installation",
abstract = "Very little research has concurrently explored the influence of both physical space and social context (or place) on the way people engage with a public interactive display. We addressed this issue with a novel approach: studying how people engaged with the same interactive installation in ten situations with varying spatial and social properties. The main finding across these studies is that place trumps space: a conducive social context could overcome a poor physical space and encourage interaction; conversely, an inappropriate social context could inhibit interaction in spaces that might normally facilitate engagement. We discuss this finding in terms of the salience of the display within the space, the visibility of incidental interactions with the installation, the different understandings of place that people can have in the same location, and the role of emergent champions and comperes in encouraging interaction.",
keywords = "Interaction, Place, Public display, Situated display, Space",
author = "Imeh Akpan and Paul Marshall and Jon Bird and Daniel Harrison",
year = "2013",
month = may,
day = "27",
doi = "10.1145/2470654.2481306",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781450318990",
series = "Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings",
pages = "2213--2222",
booktitle = "CHI 2013",
note = "31st Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Changing Perspectives, CHI 2013 ; Conference date: 27-04-2013 Through 02-05-2013",
}