A co-creation platform for creative engagement of end-users in a connected object space
Johan Criel, Geert Vanderhulst, Fahim Kawsar, Lieven Trappeniers · 2011
The proliferation of open source hardware platforms and consequent connected objects has created novel design opportunities for end-users to realize their personalized "lifehacks" in an interactive environment. However, this lifehack culture is yet to become a mainstream practice due to the complexity of the creation process, application provisioning and the lack of appropriate distribution channels. In this paper, we address the first two issues and present a system platform that empowers ordinary individuals to create and share their personalized sensor driven applications in a highly abstract manner towards a co-creation ecosystem. Essentially, our platform enables users to i) attach personal concepts (abstraction) to sensor data, ii) create personalized visualization of sensor data and iii) share these concepts and visualizations with others to facilitate in-situ search and a co-creation experience. We present the design space and technical description of the corresponding system platform. A feasibility study suggests that the proposed approach is simple, comprehensive and has the potential for facilitating creativity in the connected object space.