a theory of digital proxemics in which technology allows spaces and users through four actions, giving each the ability to capture, inform, alter, and control the other.

Semi-fixed features are moderately movable. Typically, furnishings within a space fall into this category. Placed into different arrangements, semi-fixed features balance the aesthetic of a space with its function.

as our culture changes, our ability to make choices about how to move will also be called into question, as will our expectations for what roles technology will ← xi | xii →play in our lives.

The boundary between public distance and social distance is revealed when we internally assess the intent of someone’s presence in our lives. Crossing this boundary triggers a subconscious response in which we quickly consider whether to greet, fight, or run. In most scenarios, when people cross ← 20 | 21 →from public space into social space, we mi

If designed well, the users might interact with it as intended. Flaws in the design or its material construction might result in the gate being propped open by frustrated users or the creation of a secondary means of entry or egress. This probabilistic design philosophy assumes that the actors and environment are both active together—perhaps even i

Affirmative answers to any of these questions would point to an experience that had been designed. Even the act of selecting natural locations to conserve and preserve among a series of developed locations is an intentional—and I would argue important and noble—act of design.

same: the realization that space is designed to elicit particular responses.

proxemics (the use of space), olfactics (the use of smell), haptics (the use of touch), chronemics (the use of time), artifacts (items of significance), physical appearance (generally related to cleanliness, dress, and demeanor), situational factors (light, sounds, temperature), paralanguage (utterances that are not words, or sounds that shape word

proxemics will be defined as the study of space and the use of space in human interaction.