ABOUT US
   
  Jabberwocky was developed by members of the Urban Atmospheres group within Intel Research Berkeley.  The project was primarily an outgrowth of several months of studies and research on the concept of our urban Familiar Strangers. We invite you to view all of the materials and research artifacts from this project at the Official Familiar Strangers Research website.

Open Collaboration

The Intel network of university research laboratories represents a bold new form of industry-university collaboration that reflects the special nature of information age technology. The mission of the network of labs is to conduct the highest quality research in emerging, important areas of Computer Science and Information Technology, by joining the unique strengths of universities and Intel in concurrent, collaborative efforts that are both broad in scope and deeply penetrating in exploration. 

These labs operate in a uniquely open fashion, promoting a powerful, bi-directional exchange of groundbreaking ideas, technology, and people. They play a leadership role in the creation of new research ecosystems spanning the continuum from academic study to product development. The activities of the individual labs are project-focused with an active, constantly evolving agenda that seeks to open new directions for research, education, and industry. Projects involve researchers from Intel and local universities as well as members of the more global research community

License

The Jabberwocky application as well as all research materials, processes, and results of brainstorming around the project are released openly and freely to everyone through the web.  This includes copies of surveys used in urban studies of people and place as well as a number of early prototype designs. All are freely available online.  We believe strongly in open dialogue and open collaboration of resources.  We are uninterested in social networking projects that conceal their development or restrict access.  The health of our urban landscapes is too important in this moment of technological sprawl to not involve actual urban inhabitants and users.

We are currently making arrangements to release the source code under a GNU Public License.
   
 

Urban Atmospheres at Intel Research