Forschung & Projekte - PaperWorks
2005 - 2008PaperWorks. Interweaving Paper and Digital Documents
The EU-project “PaperWorks” is concerned with developing distinctive technologies for interleaving paper documents with digital materials. The project aims to provide people with new forms of functionality in everyday environments through seemingly mundane artefacts. This involves the production of novel hardware (paper substrates, inks, and reading devices), software and information infrastructure, which are informed by empirical studies of people using paper documents and associated tools as part of their everyday activities and by studies of individuals and organizations who/which produce digital and paper content. The project examines how publishers, professionals and other ’users’ currently design material using particular media. Drawing from the findings of these studies we undertake technical interventions where we provide people with various augmented technologies and authoring tools to support the production of content and interlinking of materials. Within this framework, Karola is particularly interested in the collaborative practices of exhibit/museum designers when envisioning exhibitions. She undertakes semi-experimental user studies of participants who use novel swiping devices when attempting to control a PowerPoint presentation from paper-based slides.
Gefördert durch:
Funded by the European Union (6th Framework Funding Programme).
Team des Projekts:
Headed by Christian Heath and Paul Luff (Work, Interaction & Technology, King's College London).
Karola Pitsch as PostDoc.