AMBIENT DISPLAY
Digital photo frames are becoming cheaper and more feature-rich, but are still almost exclusively focused on retrieving, displaying, and working with digital photographs. Newer frames are capable of connecting to wireless networks and retrieving photographs from computers without the use of memory cards, USB cables, or USB flash memory 'sticks'. Considering they are essentially miniature computer displays, it seems that their capability to display information beyond simple photographs is underutilised. This project examines how a digital photo frame might be used for purposes beyond those for which it was originally designed - namely, SMS messaging.
Screenshot of SMS inside the Digital Photo Frame
Publications
Paper Publications
- Downs, J. and Plimmer, B. (2009). Evaluating Non-Interactive Domestic Situated SMS Messaging. CHI 2009 - Boston, USA p.3709-3714
- Downs, J. and Plimmer, B. (2008). The Use of Digital Photo Frames as Situated Messaging Appliances. Proceedings of International Conference on Computer Mediated Social Networking - Dunedin, New Zealand