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EQUATOR External Review 2003
The Lighthouse
56 Mitchell Street
Glasgow, G1 3LX
Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th January 2003
  Equator Advisory Panel
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Bob Anderson (Chair), Pro Vice Chancellor
Research and Business, Sheffield Hallam University
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Paul Dourish, Associate Professor,
University of California at Irvine
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Andy Hopper, Professor, University of
Cambridge
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Blair MacIntyre, Graphics, Visualization
& Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Wendy Kellogg, Manager, Social Computing,
IBM TJ Watson Research Center
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Mani Manimaaran representing the EPSRC.
 Introduction
This second Equator review represents a significant
milestone for the Equator IRC. During the first two years of the project
the IRC has initiated a range of activities that have started to produce a
significant number of research results. At this moment in time we have the
opportunity to strategically reflect on where Equator finds itself and
where it may see its future directions. The review is structured in order
to involve our advisory team in this strategic reflection and to allow them
to be help us formulate the future direction of the IRC.
The first day focuses on presenting a
selection of the research results to emerge during the last year of the
IRC. These represent only a sample of the research results produced to date
and are drawn from the Annual Conference held at Brokenhurst 24/25 October
2002.
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The programme (including on-line papers and slides)
for the Annual Conference is available on line by clicking here.
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The programme (including on-line papers and slides)
for the associated Doctorial Colloquium is available on line by
clicking here.
The second day focuses on revisiting the
core Equator vision. It is now three years since the Equator vision was
first articulated and it is timely to reassess if this vision is working
for the IRC and will continue to be useful for the coming years of the IRC.
The aim of the second day is to allow the Equator Advisory Panel to play a
significant role in reformulating the core vision and planning the future
activities of the day. Consequently, the second day is less structured with
a focus on discussion, debate and future planning. A number of documents
may provide a useful resource for the second day
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The original Equator Project Proposal
including a work plan outlining the activities of the IRC is available here
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A Discussion document developed by Tom
Rodden to foster debate is available here
 Agenda
Monday 13th January 2003
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9.00 –9.15
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Introduction and Overview of Equator
Tom Rodden, Nottingham University
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9.15-9.45
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Lessons from
the lighthouse: Collaboration in a shared mixed reality system
B Brown, I MacColl, M Chalmers, A Galani, C Randell,
A Steed
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9.45-10.15
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Learning
through digitally-augmented physical experiences: Reflections on the
Ambient Wood project
Y Rogers, S Price, E Harris, T Phelps, M Underwood, D
Wilde, H Smith, H Muller, C Randell, D Stanton, H Neale, M Thompson, MJ
Weal, D T Michaelides
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10.15-10.45
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‘Getting
the Message': SMS Messaging and Community Care
K Cheverst, G Dewsbury, D Fitton, and M Rouncefield
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 10.45-11.15
Coffee 
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11.15-11.45
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Where
On-Line Meets On-the-Streets: Experiences with Mobile Mixed Reality Games
M Flintham, R Anastasi, S Benford, T Hemmings, A Crabtree,
C Greenhalgh, T Rodden, N Tandavanitj, M Adams, J Row-Farr
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11.45-12.15
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The
Impact of Avatar Realism on Perceived Quality of Communication in a
Shared Immersive Virtual Environment
M Garau, V Vinayagamoorthy, M Slater, A Steed, A
Brogni
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 12.15-14.00 Lunch and Mackroom demo
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14.00-14.30
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Context
Acquistion based on Load Sensing
A Schmidt, K Van Laerhoven,
M Strohbach, A Friday and HW Gellersen
Weight
sensing as a foundation for interactive domestic furniture
A Boucher, B Gaver, H Gellerson, S Pennington, A
Schmidt, B Walker
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14.30-15.00
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Exploring
the Dynamic Measurement of Position
Cliff Randell, Henk Muller
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15.00-15.30
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Sense and
Sensability: a framework for designing physical interfaces
S Benford, H Schnadelbach, B Koleva-Hopkin, M Paxton,
R Anastasi, C Greenhalgh, B Gaver
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15.30-16.00 Coffee
 Tuesday 14th
January 2003
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9.00 –10.30
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Feedback Session from Advisor Team (Chair Bob
Anderson)
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This session focuses on a broad
reflections on the current status of equator from the advisory team with
a particular focus on issues to emerge including threats vulnerabilities
strengths and opportunities of the IRC
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 10.30-11.00
Coffee
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11.00-11.15
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Revisiting
the Equator Vision
T Rodden
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11.15-12.45
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Equator for the next four years
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Challenges
and opportunities
This session considers the future research vision and
agenda for Equator over the next four years. The Advisory team and the
Equator PMC will divide into 3-4 small groups to debate the future
direction of equator. Each grouping will explore:
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How relevant is the original equator vision?
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What would a new vision for equator be?
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What areas should equator focus on?
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What are the new issues to emerge since equator
started?
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How does equator best impact the state of the
art?
This session outlines the key future activies and
corrective
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 12.45-14.00 Lunch
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14.00-15.00
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Report Back from each sub
group
Each group reports back in order to provides an
overview of the discussion to inform a broader question and answer
session
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15.00-15.30
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Final Comments from the
Advisory Team (Chair Bob
Anderson)
This session allows the advisory team to provide final
comments on the state of the IRC and the issues to be addressed over the
coming year.
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15.30-16.00 Coffee and Departure
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