This chapter focuses on our exploration of awareness-related messaging by users of a situated display-based messaging system. The system, known as Hermes, was initially deployed outside offices in the Computing Department at Lancaster University (see Cheverst et al., 2003a,b) and a significant portion of its use related to awareness, e.g. a member of staff posting a message on her door display accounting for her absence or indicating her future presence. A second version of the Hermes system has recently been across 40 offices in the Computing Department’s new home, a building called Infolab.
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Cheverst, K., Dix, A., Fitton, D., Graham, C., Rouncefield, M. (2009). Situatedness of Awareness Information: Impact on the Design and Usage of Awareness Systems. In: Markopoulos, P., De Ruyter, B., Mackay, W. (eds) Awareness Systems. Human-Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-477-5_17
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