Four Lessons from Traditional MDEs

Tang, A., and Fels, S. (2008). Four Lessons from Traditional MDEs. In Beyond the Laboratory: Supporting Authentic Collaboration with Multiple Displays - Workshop at CSCW 2008.

Abstract

While many researchers are interested in developing and designing technologies for multiple-display environments (MDEs), a core problem remains: we do not fully understand the role these display technologies can play in real-world activities. Our approach has been to study traditional MDEs (i.e. offices and laboratory environments) to understand both the tasks supported by traditional displays, and the roles the displays play in these tasks. We discuss a set of lessons from studies of traditional displays, and discuss how designers of MDEs can learn from these lessons in their designs. In so doing, we contribute to the growing understanding of the potential role of MDEs in supporting real-world work, and MDE design.

Materials

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BibTeX

@inproceedings{tang2008fourlessons,
  year = {2008},
  url = {http://workshops.fxpal.com/cscw2008/},
  type = {workshop},
  title = {Four Lessons from Traditional MDEs},
  pdfurl = {https://pub-581aa5465e9d48588599e591c640cba1.r2.dev/papers/2008-cscw2008-workshop-four-lessons-for-mdes.pdf},
  editor = {Jacob Biehl and Gene Golovchinsky and Kent Lyons},
  date-modified = {2014-01-22 04:40:59 +0000},
  date-added = {2014-01-22 04:39:22 +0000},
  booktitle = {Beyond the Laboratory: Supporting Authentic Collaboration with Multiple
Displays - Workshop at CSCW 2008},
  author = {Tang, Anthony and Fels, Sid},
  abstract = {While many researchers are interested in developing and designing technologies
for multiple-display environments (MDEs), a core problem remains: we do not
fully understand the role these display technologies can play in real-world
activities. Our approach has been to study traditional MDEs (i.e. offices and
laboratory environments) to understand both the tasks supported by traditional
displays, and the roles the displays play in these tasks. We discuss a set
of lessons from studies of traditional displays, and discuss how designers
of MDEs can learn from these lessons in their designs. In so doing, we contribute
to the growing understanding of the potential role of MDEs in supporting real-world
work, and MDE design.},
}