Hypermedia in the ambient wood

Authors: Mark Weal; Danius Michaelides; Mark Thompson; David de Roure

Source: New Review in Hypermedia and Multimedia, Volume 9, Number 1, January 2003 , pp. 137-156(20)

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Abstract:

The Ambient Wood project, carried out as part of the Equator project, set out to provide an augmented learning experience for children in an outdoor environment. Using a variety of devices, the children gathered information about the woodland habitats performing basic scientific enquiry and hypothesis testing. In this paper, we describe the supporting information infrastructure used in the project, focusing on how hypermedia tools and techniques were used to structure and deliver the information to the children, helping to orchestrate the learning activities.

Keywords: Hypermedia tools; Learning environment; Pervasive computing; Physical hypermedia; Sculptural hypermedia

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614560410001725347

Affiliations: 1: Intelligence, Agents, Multimedia Group, School of Electronics & Computer Science University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ UK {mjw, dtm, mkt, dder}@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Publication date: 2003-01-01