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M. Tomitsch:
"Interactive Ceiling - A Novel Information Space";
Talk: 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2007), Innsbruck, Austria; 2007-09-16 - 2007-09-19; in: "Adjunct Proceedings of the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing", J. Bardram, S. Han, M. Kim, M. Kranz, C. Linnhoff-Popien et al. (ed.); (2007), ISBN: 978-3-00-022600-7; 43 - 50.

Ceilings represent a relatively unexplored terrain in ubiquitous
computing research. Nevertheless they hold a promising potential
for specific application domains. Ceilings are typically ubiquitous, peripheral, and always visible. This makes them especially attractive for peripheral visualization of information. This Ph.D. work investigates the applicability of interactive ceilings in four steps. (1) First, I collect principles and design constraints from the field of art and architecture. (2) These principles are supplemented with design guidelines for ambient displays. (3) Based on the results from the first two steps various ceiling applications are developed and evaluated. (4) The final outcome and main contribution is a set of design principles for digital ceiling applications.

Ambient displays, peripheral attention, ceiling interaction