Second messenger: increasing the visibility of minority viewpoints with a face-to-face collaboration tool

This paper introduces the application Second Messenger, a tool for supporting face-to-face meetings and discussions. Second Messenger uses a speech-recognition engine as an input method and outputs filtered keywords from the group’s conversation onto an interactive display. The goal of this interface is to improve the quality of a group discussion by increasing the visibility of diverse viewpoints. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.5.3 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Group and Organization Interfaces -- computer-supported cooperative work, synchronous interaction, theory and models. General Terms Human Factors. Keywords CSCW, intelligent assistance, speech processing, face-to-face conversations.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: IUI
• Authors: Joan Morris DiMicco, Walter Bender
• Keywords: Application Second Messenger, Face-to-face Meetings, IUI 2004, Second Messenger, Software Engineering