The
better remote control - Multiuser interaction with public displays
Michael Kruppa
The issue of multiuser
interaction with a single device is adressed in a typical situation of educational
entertainment: the visit to a museum. To allow for these multiuser
interactions, the museum is equipped with stationary
systems, so called Virtual Windows, which are distributed
throughout the museum. While each visitor may rent a mobile information
system, based on a pesonal digital assistant, the number of
stationary systems is significantly lower than the number
of visitors in the museum. Hence, to maximize the benefit of the
visitors, it is necessary to allow several users to
interact with a Virtual Window at the same time. Since these
multiuser interactions are uncommon to most users, a virtual character
is used to support the users in their interactions.