Introduction (Contd) 



 Motivation 

 Dissatisfaction in users since most of the applications have no
knowledge about the user's real world situation and they are conventionally
developed to provide explicit functionalities.



 Definition 

Situated Computing is an activity-centered paradigm to enhance the
user's interaction in mobile environment through applications that can
understand the user's context and activities.



 Key terms 

 Entity : 

              A logical piece of information in a situation  
 

 Metaphor:

              A statement which serves as means of making an un-known
                  complexity into an understandable format.

 Activity:

              A particular engagement or action of the user in a situation