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Beam-Its -Virtual Sticky Notes in the Real World

Lübomira Spassova; Andreas Butz
In: R. Mayrhofer; A Quigley; J. Kay; G. Kortuem; S. Ardon; E. Rukzio; A. Vande Moere; G. Abowd; K. Suginuma (Hrsg.). Adjunct Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing. International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive), May 19-22, Sydney, Australia, Pages 14-18, 2008.

Abstract

We present the concept, design, and implementation of Beam-Its, a virtual version of sticky notes, which can be placed in the physical environment. Beam-Its are created on a PDA and placed on objects or surfaces in the environment, where they are currently displayed by a steerable projector. Beam-Its can contain handwritten text and sketches, just as physical Post-Its, but also photos and sound recordings made on the PDA, thus extending the functionality of physical Post-Its. They can also appear or disappear depending on context, which enables additional usage scenarios.