Supporting awareness and interaction through domestic media spaces

家庭成员经常想要分享经历，即使他们不能同时在同一个地方。例如，工作中的父母可能希望看到他的孩子在家里迈出第一步。同样，住得很远的大家庭，比如祖父母，可能想看孙子的足球比赛或芭蕾舞表演。视频会议系统可以允许这种类型的实时共享，然而，这种系统通常是为简短的、类似电话的对话而设计的，用户经常面临建立连接的技术障碍。克服这个问题的一种方法是使用媒体空间：一种在一个或多个地点之间创建虚拟连接的技术，通常具有始终在线的视频和/或音频链接。媒体空间总是在运行，所以用户可以简单地走过去使用它们。尽管使用起来很方便，但如何设计适合家庭的媒体空间，既能满足家庭成员的需求，又能平衡隐私问题，目前还不清楚。

Family members often want to share experiences even when they cannot be in the same location at the same time. For example, a parent at work may want to see his child's first steps at home. Similarly, extended family such as grandparents who live far away may want to see their grandchild's soccer game or ballet recital. Video conferencing systems can permit this type of real time sharing, however, such systems are typically designed for short, phone-like conversations and users often face technical hurdles to establish connections. One way to overcome this is through the use of a media space: a technology that creates a virtual connection between one or more locations, usually with always-on video and/or audio links. Media spaces are always running so users can simply walk up and use them. Despite this ease of use, it is still not clear how to design media spaces for the domestic realm so that they can meet the needs of family members while balancing privacy concerns.