Nomatic*Celestial is a location-awareness display not just for locating people, but also for reflections, expressions and community engagement. It shows historical traces of people’s whereabouts and relevant activity information. Being abstract, ambiguous and expressive using graphical represen- tation, and embedded in a shared community space, the display is designed to engage people to actively interpret and interact with the display, the space and each other in a humanly meaningful ways, and at the same time preserve privacy.

Sharon Ding (dingx -at- ics.uci.edu)
Donald J. Patterson (djp3 -at- ics.uci.edu)