SimonXXL - Investigating Spontaneous Group Formation around Public Installations

Bo Jacobsen; Michael Utne Kærholm Svendsen; Adam Kjær Søgaard; Rune Lundegaard Uggerhøj; Markus Löchtefeld

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_37

SimonXXL - Investigating Spontaneous Group Formation around Public Installations

Bo Jacobsen, Michael Utne Kærholm Svendsen, Adam Kjær Søgaard, Rune Lundegaard Uggerhøj, Markus Löchtefeld

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Abstract

In this paper, we set out to explore how to design for spontaneous group formation, as part of shared encounters in a public installation. Spontaneous group formation describes a phenomenon where pedestrians form groups with other pedestrians, to whom they are previously unacquainted, for the purpose of interacting with an installation. This was accomplished by developing a 5 by 5 m version of the game based on the Simon game, with flashing lights and oversized buttons, designed to encourage spontaneous group formation by giving an advantage to larger groups, up to a maximum of four. Over three days of testing, the prototype was found to generate 11 spontaneous group formations out of 161 total use cases, showing evidence that effective lures are one of the key factors behind the phenomenon.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation : 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings
Editors	Anthony Brooks, Eva Irene Brooks
Number of pages	18
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2020
Pages	506-523
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-53293-2
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-53294-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_37
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	8th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation - Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark Duration: 6 Nov 2019 → 8 Nov 2019 Conference number: 8 http://artsit.org

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Conference	8th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation
Number	8
Location	Aalborg University
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Aalborg
Period	06/11/2019 → 08/11/2019
Internet address	http://artsit.org

Series	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Volume	328
ISSN	1867-8211

Keywords

Public Installation
Public Game
Spontaneous Group Formation
Playable Cities

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Jacobsen, B., Utne Kærholm Svendsen, M., Kjær Søgaard, A., Lundegaard Uggerhøj, R., & Löchtefeld, M. (2020). SimonXXL - Investigating Spontaneous Group Formation around Public Installations. In A. Brooks, & E. I. Brooks (Eds.), Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings (pp. 506-523). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_37

Jacobsen, Bo ; Utne Kærholm Svendsen, Michael ; Kjær Søgaard, Adam et al. / SimonXXL - Investigating Spontaneous Group Formation around Public Installations. Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings. editor / Anthony Brooks ; Eva Irene Brooks. Springer, 2020. pp. 506-523 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Vol. 328).

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Jacobsen, B, Utne Kærholm Svendsen, M, Kjær Søgaard, A, Lundegaard Uggerhøj, R & Löchtefeld, M 2020, SimonXXL - Investigating Spontaneous Group Formation around Public Installations. in A Brooks & EI Brooks (eds), Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings. Springer, Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol. 328, pp. 506-523, 8th EAI International Conference: ArtsIT, Interactivity & Game Creation, Aalborg, Denmark, 06/11/2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_37

SimonXXL - Investigating Spontaneous Group Formation around Public Installations. / Jacobsen, Bo; Utne Kærholm Svendsen, Michael; Kjær Søgaard, Adam et al.
Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings. ed. / Anthony Brooks; Eva Irene Brooks. Springer, 2020. p. 506-523 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Vol. 328).

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Jacobsen B, Utne Kærholm Svendsen M, Kjær Søgaard A, Lundegaard Uggerhøj R, Löchtefeld M. SimonXXL - Investigating Spontaneous Group Formation around Public Installations. In Brooks A, Brooks EI, editors, Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference, DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, November 6–8, 2019, Proceedings. Springer. 2020. p. 506-523. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Vol. 328). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_37

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