The Timestreams platform: artist mediated participatory sensing for environmental discourse

Blum, Jesse; Flintham, Martin; Jacobs, Rachel; Shipp, Victoria; Kefalidou, Genovefa; Brown, Michael; McAuley, Derek

Abstract

Ubiquitous and pervasive computing techniques have been used to inform discourses around climate change and energy insecurity, traditionally through data capture and representation for scientists, policy makers and the public. Research into re-engaging the public with sustainability and climate change issues reveals the significance of emotional and personal engagement alongside locally meaningful, globally-relevant and data-informed climate messaging for the public. New ubiquitous and pervasive computing techniques are emerging to support the next generation of climate change stakeholders, including artists, community practitioners, educators and data hackers, to create scientific data responsive artworks and performances. Grounded in our experiences of community based artistic interventions, we explore the design and deployments of the Timestreams platform, demonstrating usages of ubiquitous and pervasive computing within these new forms of discourse around climate change and energy insecurity.

Citation

Blum, J., Flintham, M., Jacobs, R., Shipp, V., Kefalidou, G., Brown, M., & McAuley, D. (2013). The Timestreams platform: artist mediated participatory sensing for environmental discourse.

• Conference Name: 2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2013)
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Aug 9, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 1, 2013
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: ubiquitous computing, artistic engagement, climate change
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1001245
• Additional Information: Due to appear in: : UbiComp '13: the proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing Proceedings. ACM. http://dl.acm.org/