Breaking the Campus Bubble:Informed, Engaged, Connected

Nick DayLancaster UniversityCorina Sas Alan Dix Motoko Toma Chris Bevan Dave Clare

The Campus Bubble.

Campus is a place cut-off from the rest of the world... Students are disinterested and often blatantly unaware of what’s going on around them.

- Lancaster Student

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1Stressed students.

2Anxiety in first-year students.

3Little time to explore new things.

4Lack of interest.

5Physical isolation from Lancaster.

6Becoming detached from the world outside of the university campus.

Breaking the Bubble.

1Reduce feeling of isolation.

2Broaden awareness.

3Encourage relationships and build a sense of community.

UniVote. The Components.

Public displays.1

Campus- and world-wide news and events.2

Voting.3

Mobile phone interaction.4

UniVote. The System.

Campus Situated Public DisplaysClient Application

Web Administration Site

+ PHP Web Service

UNIVERSITYSTAFF

USERS

univote.co.uk

Server Application

Demo.

Evaluation Findings.

POSITIVEPositive reaction.

87%87% would use the system.

72%72% suitable for campus use.

100%100% found it easy to use.

4%4% had experience using WAP.

VOTINGVoting encouraged interaction.

FUTUREPoints system.More response options.Easier distribution.Ethnographic study in the wild.

Summary.

Voting proven to help elicit user involvement.

Preliminary findings suggest the campus bubble can be broken.

Questions?

www.univote.co.uk