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Socio-technical Factors in the Deployment of Participatory Pervasive Systems in Non-Expert Communities

Socio-technical Factors in the Deployment of Participatory Pervasive Systems in Non-Expert Communities
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Author(s): Andreas Komninos (Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland), Brian MacDonald (Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland)and Peter Barrie (Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 22
Source title: Pervasive Computing and Communications Design and Deployment: Technologies, Trends and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Apostolos Malatras (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-611-4.ch014

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the design and development of an interactive mobile tourist guide system according to the principles of Pervasive Computing laid out by Hansmann (2004) and presents solutions to the technical issues encountered in the development of a multi-tiered system that encompasses a wide ecology of devices. The chapter further presents the non-technical issues encountered during a live trial of the system and uses the experience gathered from this deployment to present evidence that Hansmann’s (2004) four principles require the addition of a fifth principle, which is defined and based on hedonic values. In this view, the latter are crucial to the successful adoption of mobile and pervasive systems.

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