Interactive environment-aware display bubbles have been introduced in a novel display metaphor [3] which allows screens to be instantiated with a freeform shape anywhere on demand. The bubbles are adapted either using a matching set of interaction schemes in a collaborative setting or as a reaction to occluders detected in the environment. In this paper, this novel display metaphor is evaluated in a user study. Based on various test ...

This study provides an introduction to mediation and facilitation methodology and includes an analysis of trends, rationales and lessons learned. It pools relevant resources on topics related to mediation and indicates where and what kind of third party is active. It also highlights the processes in which opponents move from fighting in the field, to fighting over the table, and realizing their objectives through negotiation and compromise. ...

Food information is predestined to become an important part of eHealth systems and the technologies needed for this are already available. In future, food information might be retrieved location and time independent at the point of need (i.e. in shops, restaurants) with the use of mobile devices, such as mobile phones or ultra mobile computers, or with stationary devices having incorporated access to the Internet such ...