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Chapter 46
Handbook of Research on Mobile Multimedia, Second Edition
Satellite images of the earth at various levels of zoom available online at http://maps.google.com .
Published in Chapter:
Context-Aware Urban Exploration: A Paradigm for Non-Directed Exploration in Mobile Computing
Mercedes Paulini (University of Sydney, Australia)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-046-2.ch046
Abstract
Mobile computing provides a new dimension in communication and access to data resources that is transforming the way people use information and interact in physical space. The rapid acceptance of these technologies by the public presents researchers with opportunities to develop systems that support social interaction and spatial navigation in unprecedented ways. This research presents a paradigm for negotiating physical space as influenced and supported by information from the virtual. It is proposed that the system allows users to traverse their environments in a more spontaneous and serendipitous manner than possible with existing navigational systems.
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