Paper Session 3: Hybrid Environments.
10:00 - 11:00, Saturday, 17 November 2012.
ABSTRACT
In this position paper we outline some of the key themes and background research which may help form a better understanding of the relationship between technology and political activity. The paper is written in an attempt to articulate a better understanding of the relationship between political processes, urban environments and situated technologies. The paper is written from a UK perspective, although the ideas have a broader relevance for relatively developed western democracies. To this end we analyse the political and digital divides which are present in western society focusing on local politics in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK as a case study. Following a brief description of the problem domain we briefly give an outline of an ongoing project Viewpoint which has created a mobile voting system which we are currently deploying in various locations in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
AUTHORS
Martyn Dade-Robertson
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
Newcastle University, UK
martyn [dot] dade-robertson [at] ncl [dot] ac [dot] uk
Nick Taylor
Culture Lab
School of Computing Science
Newcastle University, UK
nick [dot] taylor [at] ncl [dot] ac [dot] uk
Justin Marshall
Autonomatic
University College Falmouth
Tremough, UK
justin [dot] marshall [at] falmouth [dot] ac [dot] uk
Patrick Olivier
Culture Lab
School of Computing Science
Newcastle University, UK
patrick [dot] olivier [at] ncl [dot] ac [dot] uk