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Swipe ‘I like’: location based digital narrative through embedding the ‘Like’ button in the real world

Behrens, MM; (2011) Swipe ‘I like’: location based digital narrative through embedding the ‘Like’ button in the real world. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies - Digital Cities 7, Brisbane, Australia. Green open access

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Abstract

This project explores the novel situation and design space that emerges through implementing the popular digital ‘Like’ feature as ‘tangible interface’ that connects to the location of the events on which people comment in the real world. This paper describes a pilot study we conducted in order to investigate the potential of geo tagging people’s likes and dislikes expressed currently mainly in a digital form through social network applications such as Facebook. The aim is to augment virtual communication in Facebook with location based narratives and real time sharing of people’s preference for events that take place in the real world. The design process, implementation in a real world context, feedback collected together with observations enable the discussion of wider issues raised, in particular in relation to privacy, and highlight the potential in particular when implementing RFID or NFC into mobile phones for future prospects.

Type: Conference item (Presentation)
Title: Swipe ‘I like’: location based digital narrative through embedding the ‘Like’ button in the real world
Event: 5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies - Digital Cities 7
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Dates: 2011-06-29 - 2011-07-02
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.ubioulu.fi/en/DC7
Language: English
Keywords: ubiquitous computing, HCI, NFC, RFID, location based, facebook, social network, Like button, Oyster card
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1338071
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