Title :
Social Surroundings: Bridging the Virtual and Physical Divide
Author :
Hosio, Simo ; Kukka, Hannu ; Riekki, Jukka
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Abstract :
Social Surroundings is an application that uses smartphones and online social networks to help eliminate social barriers and encourage natural communication in public places.
Keywords :
social networking (online); virtual reality; natural communication; online social networks; physical divide; smartphones; social surroundings; virtual divide; face-to-face communication; mobile Java; public places; smartphones; social factors; social media; ubiquitous computing; urban computing; urban environments; user interfaces;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MMUL.2010.3
