Giving Serendipity a Nudge by Sharing Everyday Mobile Content
Christine Satchell · QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) · 2007
This paper examines the capturing and sharing of digital images in everyday life. We find that this practice not only gives serendipity a nudge by allowing groups to come together more easily, it provides contextual information that can reduce gratuitous contact. In order to demonstrate this we will reference the Swarm phone prototype and describe how the pre-defined, color coded avatars in the latest version are being given greater context and personalization through the use of everyday digital images.