Locative Media and Media Used to Convey Place Information
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January 16, 2012 1:15 PM
As much research continues into how we use location based services on mobile devices to access geotargetted information, I've been considering other ways we can access information about place.
There is a lot of buzz over the past couple years about locative media - with a frequent assumption that it is new technology. Humans have had ways to leave information about a place at the place for millennia. I'm not convinced that new technology has created an entirely new experience, but rather has facilitate access to this information.
I've found it helpful for my research to maintain a list of various forms of media used to convey place-related information.
The table below lists each medium, its corresponding modalities, the presence of user participation functionality, and the physical portability of the medium.
Medium |
Modalities |
User participation | Portability |
Audio tours |
Sound |
No |
Mobile |
Billboards |
Visual |
No |
Situated |
Books and e-books |
Visual |
No |
Mobile |
Directories |
Visual |
No |
Situated (if in phone booth), mobile otherwise |
Films and videos |
Visual, sound |
Yes (if creating) |
Situated - if viewing on tv or cinema Mobile - if viewing on mobile device |
Flags |
Visual |
No |
Situated |
GPS devices (for cars or hiking) |
Visual, haptic |
Yes |
Mobile |
Graffiti |
Visual |
Yes |
Situated |
Guestbooks (physical) |
Visual |
Yes |
Situated |
Guides (human) |
Visual, sound |
Yes |
Mobile |
Help desks/info booths |
Visual, sound |
Yes |
Situated |
Interactive kiosks |
Visual, sound, haptic |
Yes |
Situated |
Maps, atlases, and charts |
Visual |
No |
Mobile |
Media facades and electronic billboards |
Visual, sound |
No |
Situated |
Mobile applications |
Visual, sound, haptic |
Yes |
Mobile |
Newspapers |
Visual |
No |
Mobile |
Pamphlets |
Visual |
No |
Mobile |
Photographs |
Visual |
Yes (if creating) |
Mobile |
Plaques |
Visual |
No |
Situated |
Posters |
Visual |
No |
Situated |
Sandwich boards |
Visual, sound |
Yes |
Situated (somewhat mobile) |
Sculptures |
Visual |
No |
Situated |
Signage (print & electronic) |
Visual |
No |
Situated |
Television shows |
Visual, sound |
No |
Situated |
Website |
Visual, sound |
Yes |
Situated (unless viewing on mobile device) |
Word of mouth |
Visual, sound |
Yes |
Mobile |
Let me know if I missed a medium or if there's another key dimension I should add to this table.
Originally posted on Webslinger
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