The DeaiExplorer RFID application helps colocated conference participants discover interpersonal connections by letting them mutually reveal their social networks on a large display device. The system responds to nearby participants and uses algorithms to dynamically derive interconnected social clusters from a publication database. The system was deployed at a recent international conference, providing quantitative and qualitative data. Analysis of this data reveals interesting implications for designing such RFID-based systems, highlighting new opportunities and key design challenges. This article is part of a special issue on Real-World Deployments.
Index Terms:
RFID application, pervasive computing, human-computer interaction, social networking, collaborative computing, databases, privacy
Citation:
Shin'ichi Konomi, Sozo Inoue, Takashi Kobayashi, Masashi Tsuchida, Masaru Kitsuregawa, "Supporting Colocated Interactions Using RFID and Social Network Displays," IEEE Pervasive Computing, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 48-56, July-Sept. 2006, doi:10.1109/MPRV.2006.60