General Examination on Context Area: Understanding Socio-Cultural Behavior in Public/Private Spaces

Examiner: Mark Ackerman 1. Briefly (max 1.5 pages), describe the physical layout and its interaction with the social organization and social dynamics of the Garden. 2. According to the shared media workspace literature, as well as Whyte and Goffman, what are likely outcomes of the introduction of a shared media space into any physical space? The section should consist of a review of the literature; your points should be heavily grounded in the literature. 3. Briefly (1/2 page), based on the above literature review, speculate on what the likely effects would be from introducing a media workspaces, as one from Media Lab Europe, into the Garden.