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Towards a new human-centred computing methodology for cooperative ambient intelligence

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Cooperative ambient intelligence aims to improve users’ work and private life by analysing their current situation with a special focus on their social interaction and to adapt the environment accordingly. As technology is seen as highly embedded in physical environments and the social fabric of users, a reconsideration of methods for its design, implementation, and evaluation is vital. In this paper we characterise cooperative ambient intelligence, revisit existing methods, and discuss what constitutes a novel human-centred computing methodology.

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I would like to thank all the members of the Cooperative Media Lab—special thanks to Christoph Beckmann, Mirko Fetter, Arkadiusz M. Frydyada de Piotrowski, Stefanie Koch, Thilo Paul-Stueve, and Maximilian Schirmer for inspiring discussions.

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Gross, T. Towards a new human-centred computing methodology for cooperative ambient intelligence. J Ambient Intell Human Comput 1, 31–42 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-009-0004-4

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