INFO 447 -  L09 - February 2, 2005
Notes By: Serim, Prins, Fortier, Yaptinchay, Egaas, Podhola, Rose, Serim... but mostly Prins

The Votes:
    - Ishii '92: 0
    - Dourish '92: 3
    - Schmidt '02: 11
    - Fitzpatrick '02: 0
    - Cadiz '02: 4

What is awareness?
    - It can mean a lot of different things.
    - It isn't anything by itself. You need something to define it.
    - An understanding of social context.
        * Things in the background. Where people are, what they are doing, etc...
    - Provides context for your own activity.
    - So you can align and integrate your work with others in a seamless manner.
    - What are some indirect indicators that can tell you what is going on?
    - It is not complete information about what is going on

Some examples of where we use awareness on a daily basis?
    - IM
    - Driving down the road
    - Walking through campus
    - Weather
        * It could be incomplete... the weather changes... awareness is not static
    - Musician
    - Team Sport
    - pet/family

Add context to awareness.

ClearBoard Article
    - Gaze Awareness

Dourish Paper
    - Lab study by a group of designers
    - Utilized a collaborative authoring tool
    - They designed a post office to improve the flow of packages
    - Coordinating of activity
    - Sharing of content

Focus & Nimbus
    - Focus: What a participant is actively attending to
    - Nimbus: The cues or information that a participant is giving off
    - When someone's Focus intersects someone else's Nuimbs then they are aware
    - Focus is what each individual controls

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