Tandler, P.P.TandlerStreitz, N.N.StreitzPrante, T.T.Prante2022-03-032022-03-032002https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/20269110.1109/MM.2002.1134342Collaboration between users and environments with multiple interconnected devices will determine, to a large degree, approaches to work and everyday activities. An example of this type of device is roomware, or computer-augmented objects resulting from the integration of room elements, such as walls, doors, and furniture, with computer- based information devices. The roomware components that we have developed at Fraunhofer IPSI support the vision of a future where our surroundings act as an information interface, and the computer as a device disappears from our perception. Three main observations influenced the creation of roomware components: the growing importance of information technology; the need to integrate information technology with the environment in which it is used; and the recognition that new work practices will emerge to cope with the increasing rate of the innovation.encollaborative workubiquitous computingWorking Environmentuser/environment collaborationmultiple interconnected deviceroomwarecomputer-augmented objectcomputer-based information deviceinformation interface004005journal article