Vicinity Chat: An exploration of those around you

Joan Morris
5/9/00

Abstract

This paper examines what happens at the boundary between the physical world and the virtual world when a traditional messaging interface from the virtual world is adapted to connect people in proximate location in the physical world.

Keywords: chat, messaging, handheld devices, interface design, location awareness.

Outline

Introduction
Overview and Usage Scenarios
Interface Design
Related Work
Future Work
References