Our research on ubiquitous computing mixes theory, user experience design and system design.

We work in areas such mobile multiplayer games and social networking, both as objects of study in themselves, and as vehicles for new tools and approaches. We make the iterative process of designing ubicomp systems quicker, involve more people, and be more tightly linked with ongoing use.

Among our systems are:

1. -Hungry Yoshi: a seamful game, exploiting urban wifi access points. with over 170,000 users.
   

2. -World Cup Predictor: a soccer match result predictor game for the FIFA 2010 World Cup: 10,000 users.
   

3. -EyeSpy: a game with by-products in the form of geotagged photos of proven quality for navigation
   

Initially formed within the Equator interdisciplinary research collaboration, sumgroup is set within the U. Glasgow HCI group, GIST, which is the most cited UK university HCI group, and 12th among all institutions worldwide. Most of our projects have been EPSRC-funded, but other recent work has been funded by the Scottish Funding Council and Kodak European Research. We also have active collaborations with Turner Broadcasting Systems and Rangers FC.

You can find a page setting out ongoing and past projects here, and links to some of our press coverage here.