Presentation at the at 1st Sydney Interactive Arts Meetup, 28-Jan-2016. Based on academic paper co-authored with Peter Dalsgaard (Aarhus University, Denmark) and presented at INTERACT'15, Bamberg, Germany, September 2015.

1. Social Interaction Design
Patterns For Public Media Art
Sydney Interactive Art Meetup - January 2016
Luke Hespanhol

2. scenario
solution 1
solution 2
solution 3
many solutions
same scenario
…
pattern
Pattern identification
common aspects

3. Source: http://www.patternlanguage.com
Commercial street
Urban park
Home space
Architecture: 1977

4. Source: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0201633612/
Adapter
class
Builder
class
Factory
method
Software engineering:1994

5. How to find patterns for social interaction in public media art?

6. Still a young field, but growing fast

7. Types of interface and feedbackSource:Hespanhol,L.,&Tomitsch,M.(2015).StrategiesforIntuitiveInteractioninPublicUrban
Spaces.InteractingwithComputers.doi:10.1093/iwc/iwu051

8. Types of interface
performative
allotted
responsive ambient
How to find patterns for social interaction in public media art?

9. Social Logic of Space
Hillier & Hanson (1984)
Bartlett School of Architecture
Social encounters are
facilitated by spatial
configuration
Spatial Layouts
plazas (destinations)
thoroughfares (connections)

10. Source: Neville, F., & Reicher, S. (2011). The experience of collective participation: shared identity, relatedness and emotionality.
Contemporary Social Science, 6(3), 377-396.
Spatial Layouts
1. PLAZAS

11. Spatial Layouts
2. THOROUGHFARES

12. Interaction mechanisms:
1. Consoles/kiosks

13. Interaction mechanisms:
2. Mobile devices

14. Interaction mechanisms:
2. Full body interaction

15. Layout factors
spatial
layout
interaction
modality
type of
feedback
plaza console direct
thoroughfare mobile delayed
full body
Types of interface
performative
allotted
responsive ambient
How to find patterns for social interaction in public media art?

16. Source: Hespanhol, L., & Dalsgaard, P. (2015). Social Interaction Design Patterns For Urban Media Architecture. Proc. INTERACT’15,
September 14-18, 2015, Bamberg, Germany. Paper presented at the INTERACT’15, Bamberg, Germany.

17. Social interaction modes
SOCIAL FOCUS:
spectacle
SOCIAL CONTENT:
creativity
SPATIAL SOCIABILITY:
conversation
appreciation/
discussion
playfulness triangulation
self-expression
collective
narratives
negotiation of
space

18. Source: Hespanhol, L., & Dalsgaard, P. (2015). Social Interaction Design Patterns For Urban Media Architecture. Proc. INTERACT’15,
September 14-18, 2015, Bamberg, Germany. Paper presented at the INTERACT’15, Bamberg, Germany.

20. Remote Control
Shadow Playing
Smooth Operator
Soapbox
Amusement Park
Swarm
Automatic Gate

21. Remote Control
Shadow Playing
Smooth Operator
Soapbox
Amusement Park
Swarm
Automatic Gate
social interaction
mode patterns
spatial layout
patterns

22. Social Interaction Design Patterns for Interactive Media Architecture
Source: Hespanhol, L., & Dalsgaard, P. (2015). Social Interaction Design Patterns For Urban Media Architecture. Proc. INTERACT’15,
September 14-18, 2015, Bamberg, Germany. Paper presented at the INTERACT’15, Bamberg, Germany.

23. social interaction mode
patterns

24. pattern 1 Social interaction modes
spectacle creativity conversation
appreciation/
discussion
playfulness triangulation
self-expression
collective
narratives
negotiation of
space

25. Source: http://moritzbehrens.com/2013/scsd_sp/
Smart Citizen Sentient Dashboard
Sao Paulo, Brazil (2013) and others

26. Behrens, M., Valkanova, N., gen. Schieck, A. F., and Brumby, D. P. Smart
Citizen Sentiment Dashboard: A Case Study Into Media Architectural
Interfaces. In Proc. of PerDis’14, ACM (2014).
Smart Citizen Sentient Dashboard
Sao Paulo, Brazil (2013) and others
Type of interface
performative
Spatial layout
plaza
Interaction
smart cards
Feedback
direct

27. MyPosition
Berlin, Germany (2013)
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/67580265@N05/8490960139/in/
album-72157632812772388/

28. Valkanova, N., Walter, R., Vande Moere, A., and Müller, J. MyPosition: Sparking Civic
Discourse by a Public Interactive Poll Visualization. In Proc. CSCW’14, ACM (2014).
MyPosition
Berlin, Germany (2013)
Type of interface
performative
Spatial layout
plaza
Interaction
full body
Feedback
direct

29. pattern 2 Social interaction modes
spectacle creativity conversation
appreciation/
discussion
playfulness triangulation
self-expression
collective
narratives
negotiation of
space

30. Source: https://vimeo.com/68037349
Aarhus By Light
Aarhus, Denmark (2008)

31. Image: Dalsgaard, P. and Halskov, K. Designing Urban Media Façades: Cases and Challenges. In Proc. CHI 2010,ACM Press (2010), 2277-2286.
Aarhus By Light
Aarhus, Denmark (2008)
Type of interface
performative/allotted
Spatial layout
plaza
Interaction
full body
Feedback
direct

32. Body Movies
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2001)
Source: http://www.lozano-hemmer.com/body_movies.php

33. Body Movies
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2001)
Source: http://www.lozano-hemmer.com/body_movies.php
Type of interface
performative/allotted
Spatial layout
plaza
Interaction
full body
Feedback
direct

34. pattern 3 Social interaction modes
spectacle creativity conversation
appreciation/
discussion
playfulness triangulation
self-expression
collective
narratives
negotiation of
space

35. Source: https://vimeo.com/71306077
Solstice LAMP
Sydney, Australia (2013)

36. Solstice LAMP
Sydney, Australia (2013)
Type of interface
allotted
Spatial layout
plaza
Interaction
full body
Feedback
direct

37. Source: https://youtu.be/eIMmJiVnxM0
iRiS
Linz, Austria (2010)

38. Source: Boring, S., Gehring, S.,Wiethoff,A., Blöckner, M., Schöning, J., & Butz,A. (2011). Multi-User Interaction on Media Façades through Live
Video on Mobile Devices Paper presented at the CHI'11,Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Type of interface
allotted
Spatial layout
plaza
Interaction
mobile
Feedback
direct
iRiS
Linz, Austria (2010)

39. pattern 4 Social interaction modes
spectacle creativity conversation
appreciation/
discussion
playfulness triangulation
self-expression
collective
narratives
negotiation of
space

40. Source: https://vimeo.com/106724185
Interference
Kolding, Denmark (2014)

41. Interference
Kolding, Denmark (2014)
Source: https://vimeo.com/106724185
Type of interface
allotted/
responsive ambient
Spatial layout
thoroughfare
Interaction
full body
Feedback
direct

42. The Climate On The Wall
Aarhus, Denmark (2009)
Source: https://vimeo.com/68037035

43. The Climate On The Wall
Aarhus, Denmark (2009)
Source: http://cavi.au.dk/research-areas/climate-on-the-wall/
Type of interface
allotted/
responsive ambient
Spatial layout
thoroughfare
Interaction
full body
Feedback
delayed

44. Source: http://nanoluke.com/Chromapollination
Chromapollination,
Sydney, Australia (2012)

45. Chromapollination,
Sydney, Australia (2012)Source: http://nanoluke.com/Chromapollination
Type of interface
responsive ambient
Spatial layout
thoroughfare
Interaction
full body
Feedback
delayed

46. spatial layout patterns

47. pattern 5 Layout factors
spatial layout
interaction
modality
type of feedback
plaza console direct
thoroughfare mobile delayed
full body

48. pattern 5
InterferenceSolstice LAMP
Body Movies Aarhus By Light
My Position

49. pattern 6 Layout factors
spatial layout
interaction
modality
type of feedback
plaza console direct
thoroughfare mobile delayed
full body

50. pattern 6
iRiS
Smart Citizen Sentient Dashboard

51. pattern 7 Layout factors
spatial layout
interaction
modality
type of feedback
plaza console direct
thoroughfare mobile delayed
full body

52. pattern 7
Chromapollination
The Climate On The Wall

54. Thank you
Luke Hespanhol
luke.hespanhol@gmail.com - @nanoluke