The Cyberworlds ‘09 paper – now in preparation – continues to develop the same themes that have come out of the paper presented at the MeCCSA Conference in January 2009. It continues the case study on Locality in Augmented Public Space but is presented for a different audience and for a different set of research objective. [...]

This paper looks at the growing phenomenon of large-scale LED screen in prominent city centre locations and asks fundamental questions about the nature of the spaces and locations in which they are placed. In this investigation three key themes come to light that have a critical impact on the experience of urban space: 
• The mediation of place [...]

Allen (2009) “Place and Locality in Augmented Public Space: a case study on the site specific nature of Urban Screens”
This link goes to the latest draft of the paper submitted to Cyberworlds ‘09.
[7-11 September 2009, University of Bradford, UK, Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society and organised in-cooperation with ACM - link to conference website]