PlaceMark
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Fall 2007–Spring 2009
PlaceMark is a multi-user collaborative writing system for platial experiences. It is the product of an interdisciplinary research project involving members of computer science and HCI at Virginia Tech and English and new media at Hollins University.
PlaceMark properties:
- users create shared narratives of their experiences of place and places
- integrates GPS data in user-driven exploration of outdoor spaces
- supports shared tagging and tag-based organization
PlaceMark is the subject of the following papers:
- Schaefer, M. (2009). On PlaceMark: Collaborative Authoring, Place, and Identity. Master's thesis, Virginia Tech.
- Schaefer, M., Tatar, D., Harrison, S., & Crandell, A. (2008). Using place as provocation: in situ collaborative narrative construction. RCETJ 4 (1). Retrieved April 25, 2008, from http://www.rcetj.org/?type=art&id=87830&
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Schaefer, M., & Tatar, D. (2008). Sharing reflections: a collaborative exploration of place. Position paper at the Shareable Interfaces for Learning Workshop, Brighton, U.K., 11-12 September, 2008.
- Schaefer, M. (2008). Who (or What) is in Charge Here?: Distributed control in educational computing. Boaster paper at the Human Computer Interaction Consortium (HCIC) 2008 Winter Workshop, Fraser, CO, January 20-February 3, 2008.
