Using F-formations to analyse spatial patterns of interaction in physical environments

Paul Marshall; Yvonne Rogers; Nadia Pantidi

doi:10.1145/1958824.1958893

Using F-formations to analyse spatial patterns of interaction in physical environments

Paul Marshall^*, Yvonne Rogers, Nadia Pantidi

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Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

There are few conceptual tools available to analyse physical spaces in terms of their support for social interactions and their potential for technological augmentation. In this paper, we describe how we used Adam Kendon's characterisation of the F-formation system of spatial organisation as a conceptual lens to analyse the social interactions between visitors and staff in a tourist information centre. We describe how the physical structures in the space encouraged and discouraged particular kinds of interactions and discuss how F-formations might be used to think about augmenting physical spaces.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the ACM 2011 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 2011
Pages	445-454
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1958824.1958893
Publication status	Published - 29 Apr 2011
Event	ACM 2011 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 2011 - Hangzhou, China Duration: 19 Mar 2011 → 23 Mar 2011

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Conference	ACM 2011 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 2011
Country/Territory	China
City	Hangzhou
Period	19/03/11 → 23/03/11

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Bristol Interaction Group

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Embodied facilitation
F-formation
Spatial configuration

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Marshall, P, Rogers, Y & Pantidi, N 2011, Using F-formations to analyse spatial patterns of interaction in physical environments. in Proceedings of the ACM 2011 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 2011. pp. 445-454, ACM 2011 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 2011, Hangzhou, China, 19/03/11. https://doi.org/10.1145/1958824.1958893

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