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Edge effects: the design challenge of the pervasive interface

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CHI EA '00: CHI '00 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/633292.633402

Published: 01 April 2000 Publication History

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In biology they describe as 'the edge effect' the tendency for a greater variety and density of organisms to cluster in the boundaries between communities. As in nature, so too in a networked economy: variety, density and interaction are success factors. The trouble is that most of us work inside traditional environments, not between them - in a company, profession, or university. Stuck in boxes, we miss what's going on at the edge. My talk at CHI is therefore about two edge developments that are transforming our work in fundamental ways: pervasive computing, and social agendas for innovation.

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CHI EA '00: CHI '00 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

April 2000

406 pages

ISBN:1581132484

DOI:10.1145/633292

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Marilyn Tremaine
Drexel University

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