Barry Brown
ABSTRACT
Researchers and designers are increasingly making use of geographic location in designing context-aware computer systems. However, there has been little conceptual work on how geography interacts with technology. In this paper, we use the concepts of "place and space" to explore how technologies are used geographically and how they impact on, and are used in, the physical environment. Fieldwork with tourists using maps and guidebooks shows how technology brings space and place together in activity. This discussion is used to look at how technologies might better span place and space.
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