TY - GEN
T1 - Putting locative technology in its sense of place
AU - Farrelly, Glen
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Our relationship to the places we inhabit and encounter is considered a foundational human experience. As we interact and learn about places, we bestow meaning on such places, forming the mental concept of a sense of place. Although our relationships to place have been considered since antiquity, new ubiquitous technologies, specifically mobile devices and location-based services, may be altering people's everyday relationships to place. This paper reports on an exploratory survey study conducted to provide groundwork for understanding the elements that comprise sense of place and the role location-based services may play. It was found that sense of place arises from diverse information sources, is multimodal, and is individualistic. The survey confirmed the importance of personal experience as a valuable and primary means to form a sense of place. Yet, respondents engaged in a diverse range of information behaviour, which was integral in forming their sense of place. The functionality and information provided by location-based services worked with personal experience and social elements that foster a sense of place.
AB - Our relationship to the places we inhabit and encounter is considered a foundational human experience. As we interact and learn about places, we bestow meaning on such places, forming the mental concept of a sense of place. Although our relationships to place have been considered since antiquity, new ubiquitous technologies, specifically mobile devices and location-based services, may be altering people's everyday relationships to place. This paper reports on an exploratory survey study conducted to provide groundwork for understanding the elements that comprise sense of place and the role location-based services may play. It was found that sense of place arises from diverse information sources, is multimodal, and is individualistic. The survey confirmed the importance of personal experience as a valuable and primary means to form a sense of place. Yet, respondents engaged in a diverse range of information behaviour, which was integral in forming their sense of place. The functionality and information provided by location-based services worked with personal experience and social elements that foster a sense of place.
KW - geotargetted information
KW - location-based services
KW - locative media
KW - place theory
KW - sense ofplace
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84887012058&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ISTAS.2013.6613125
DO - 10.1109/ISTAS.2013.6613125
M3 - Published Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84887012058
SN - 9781479909292
T3 - International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings
SP - 237
EP - 242
BT - 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society
T2 - 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society: Social Implications of Wearable Computing and Augmediated Reality in Everyday Life, ISTAS 2013
Y2 - 27 June 2013 through 29 June 2013
ER -