special summer holiday treat :transitional web apps definition (part 1)
background
The transitional web applications has graduately evolved from web 2.0 and are a good number of examples where the actual application transides back into “real life” either via a peripheral device ( such as a mobile phone, photoframe, a toy, a card) – where you are still taking a part of the webcommunity with you, when you’re not physically “in front of the computer”.
definition of a transitional web application
the transitional web applications has three factors in common:
1. they are transiding away from the web
2. they have a community build around them
3. they enable and support conversations
the actual transition
the transition of the different web applications can be divided into:
- transition to a peripheral device to support a community online (such as “cool usercustomized gimmicks”)
- transition of the actual community (to 2nd life, mobile phones to show presence and be present to your community)
- transition to further develop the web community (getting into 2nd life)
- backwards transition – from “real life” to the web in support of a peripheral installation (a nabaztag, a pleo)
(the poster is made by thomas.jaiku.com)
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Henriette
you too =) – and thanks =)
succinct definition, certainly clearing up my earlier problems with the term. enjoy roskilde and have a great summer!