The value of shared visual space for collaborative physical tasks

The goal of this research is to elucidate the ways shared visual space supports group communication and performance. This work involves three stages: a series of empirical studies that decompose the features of shared visual space and task, a methodology for assessing the sequential structure of how visible actions serve to augment discourse, and the development of a computational model of discourse to further our theoretical understanding of the ways in which shared visual information serves communication in collaborative physical tasks. Categories and Subject Descriptors: H.5.3 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Group and Organization Interfaces ? computer-supported cooperative work. General Terms: Theory, Experimentation, Performance, Design.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Darren Gergle
• Keywords: CHI 2005, Computer-supported Cooperative Work, Human Computer Interaction, Space Supports Group, Visual Space