The 'Visual Navigation' project, presented at the Cultures of Machine Participation workshop, focuses on enhancing user interaction with library materials in digital environments through innovative interfaces and physical interactions. It examines new methods of visual book browsing and interaction using tools like touch tables and explores the extension of subject search infrastructures. The project emphasizes the importance of balancing user experience with data collection opportunities within library spaces.

1. Machine Participation & the
‘Visual Navigation’ project
@booknavigation Hugo Huurdeman
'Cultures of Machine Participation' workshop, University of Oslo, 3-4 April '17

2. rethink how users can explore & interact
with library materials
in a digital environment
Visual Navigation Project
metalocus.es/endlessshelves

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5. Observations Brainstorms
affinity mapping
Interviews User Queries
Alternative approaches?

6. Streams
Physical interaction (2)
Visualization (1)
Visual navigation
prototypes
Continuation (3)
Extended Emnesøk
interface
Enhanced data &
infrastructure
1. Visual Navigation
Create new interfaces f/visual book browsing and navigation, using “subject” infrastructure
2. Physical Interaction
Explore novel interaction with library materials, e.g. via touch screen, touch table, etc.
3. Continuation and Extension
Extend subject search infrastructure and interface, add vocabularies

7. 1. Visual Navigation
Create new interfaces f/visual book browsing and navigation, using “subjects” infrastructure

8. 1. Visual Navigation
Create new interfaces f/visual book browsing and navigation, using “subjects” infrastructure

9. 2. Physical Interaction
Explore novel interaction with library materials, in physical library space
SciFi project
Int. Design
students (1)

10. Stream 2: Physical Interaction
• Stream 1 & 3 build on top of
existing work and infrastructure
• Approach Stream 2:
experiment with novel ways of
interaction in physical space
• with library’s book collections
• experiments with a touch
table (Science Library)
• Includes an INF2260 project &
INF Master project Yaron Okun
Physical
interaction
(2)
Visualiza-
tion (1)
Visual
navigation
prototypes
Picture: Marina Tofting

11. Yaron Okun (MA student) - Inducing curiosity (2)
2. Physical Interaction
Explore novel interaction with library materials, in physical library space

12. 2. Physical Interaction
Explore novel interaction with library materials, in physical library space
Hidden Figures Exhibition (3)

13. 2. Physical Interaction
Explore novel interaction with library materials, in physical library space
Hidden Figures Exhibition (3)
Picture: Simen Kjellin

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2. Physical Interaction
Explore novel interaction with library materials, in physical library space
Hidden Figures Exhibition (3)

15. Picture: Simen Kjellin

19. Touch Table
BookLibrary card
RFID
Obj
2. Physical Interaction
Explore novel interaction with library materials, in physical library space

20. Closing thoughts

21. “Surveillance”: Library the last “anonymous” place?
However, lots of opportunities for using “interaction” data
e.g. sensors (movement w/i library), object detection, digital system use..
Source: Google
Important to find a balance.

22. Machine Participation & the
‘Visual Navigation’ project
@booknavigation Hugo Huurdeman
'Cultures of Machine Participation' workshop, University of Oslo, 3-4 April '17
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