Ebook: Social Navigation of Information Space

Social navigation is a vibrant new field which examines how we navigate information spaces in "real" and "virtual" environments, how we orient and guide ourselves, and how we interact with and use others to find our way in information spaces. This approach brings a new way of thinking about how we design information spaces, emphasising our need to see others, collaborate with them, and follow the trails of their activities in these spaces. Social Navigation of Information Space is the first major work in this field, and includes contributions by many of the originators and key thinkers. It will be of particular interest to researchers and students in areas related to CSCW and human computer interaction. As a thoroughly multi-disciplinary topic, it will also be of interest to researchers in cognitive psychology, social psychology, philosophy, linguistics, sociology, architecture and anthropology.

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Social navigation is a vibrant new field which examines how we navigate information spaces in "real" and "virtual" environments, how we orient and guide ourselves, and how we interact with and use others to find our way in information spaces. This approach brings a new way of thinking about how we design information spaces, emphasising our need to see others, collaborate with them, and follow the trails of their activities in these spaces. Social Navigation of Information Space is the first major work in this field, and includes contributions by many of the originators and key thinkers. It will be of particular interest to researchers and students in areas related to CSCW and human computer interaction. As a thoroughly multi-disciplinary topic, it will also be of interest to researchers in cognitive psychology, social psychology, philosophy, linguistics, sociology, architecture and anthropology.

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Social navigation is a vibrant new field which examines how we navigate information spaces in "real" and "virtual" environments, how we orient and guide ourselves, and how we interact with and use others to find our way in information spaces. This approach brings a new way of thinking about how we design information spaces, emphasising our need to see others, collaborate with them, and follow the trails of their activities in these spaces. Social Navigation of Information Space is the first major work in this field, and includes contributions by many of the originators and key thinkers. It will be of particular interest to researchers and students in areas related to CSCW and human computer interaction. As a thoroughly multi-disciplinary topic, it will also be of interest to researchers in cognitive psychology, social psychology, philosophy, linguistics, sociology, architecture and anthropology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Footprints in the Snow....Pages 1-14
Where the Footprints Lead: Tracking Down Other Roles for Social Navigation....Pages 15-34
Social Connotations of Space in the Design for Virtual Communities and Social Navigation....Pages 35-54
Informatics, Architecture and Language....Pages 55-79
Information that Counts: A Sociological View of Information Navigation....Pages 80-89
Screen Scenery: Transposing Aesthetic Principles from Real to Electronic Environments....Pages 90-111
Navigating the Virtual Landscape: Co-ordinating the Shared Use of Space....Pages 112-131
Spaces, Places, Landscapes and Views: Experiential Design of Shared Information Spaces....Pages 132-154
The Conceptual Structure of Information Space....Pages 155-173
A Contrast Between Information Navigation and Social Navigation in Virtual Worlds....Pages 174-194
Understanding Representations of Space: A Comparison of Visualisation Techniques in Mainstream Cinema and Computer Interfaces....Pages 195-216
The Role of Wearables in Social Navigation....Pages 217-236
Evaluating Adaptive Navigation Support....Pages 237-249
Footsteps from the Garden — Arcadian Knowledge Spaces....Pages 250-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-277

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Social navigation is a vibrant new field which examines how we navigate information spaces in "real" and "virtual" environments, how we orient and guide ourselves, and how we interact with and use others to find our way in information spaces. This approach brings a new way of thinking about how we design information spaces, emphasising our need to see others, collaborate with them, and follow the trails of their activities in these spaces. Social Navigation of Information Space is the first major work in this field, and includes contributions by many of the originators and key thinkers. It will be of particular interest to researchers and students in areas related to CSCW and human computer interaction. As a thoroughly multi-disciplinary topic, it will also be of interest to researchers in cognitive psychology, social psychology, philosophy, linguistics, sociology, architecture and anthropology.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Footprints in the Snow....Pages 1-14
Where the Footprints Lead: Tracking Down Other Roles for Social Navigation....Pages 15-34
Social Connotations of Space in the Design for Virtual Communities and Social Navigation....Pages 35-54
Informatics, Architecture and Language....Pages 55-79
Information that Counts: A Sociological View of Information Navigation....Pages 80-89
Screen Scenery: Transposing Aesthetic Principles from Real to Electronic Environments....Pages 90-111
Navigating the Virtual Landscape: Co-ordinating the Shared Use of Space....Pages 112-131
Spaces, Places, Landscapes and Views: Experiential Design of Shared Information Spaces....Pages 132-154
The Conceptual Structure of Information Space....Pages 155-173
A Contrast Between Information Navigation and Social Navigation in Virtual Worlds....Pages 174-194
Understanding Representations of Space: A Comparison of Visualisation Techniques in Mainstream Cinema and Computer Interfaces....Pages 195-216
The Role of Wearables in Social Navigation....Pages 217-236
Evaluating Adaptive Navigation Support....Pages 237-249
Footsteps from the Garden — Arcadian Knowledge Spaces....Pages 250-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-277
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