Three's company: understanding communication channels in three-way distributed collaboration

Tang, A., Pahud, M., Inkpen, K., Benko, H., Tang, J., and Buxton, B. (2010). Three's company: understanding communication channels in three-way distributed collaboration. In CSCW '10: Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work, 271--280.

Best Paper Nominee (top 5% of submissions)

Abstract

We explore the design of a system for three-way collaboration over a shared visual workspace, specifically in how to support three channels of communication: person, reference, and task-space. In two studies, we explore the implications of extending designs intended for dyadic collaboration to three-person groups, and the role of each communication channel. Our studies illustrate the utility of multiple configurations of users around a distributed workspace, and explore the subtleties of traditional notions of identity, awareness, spatial metaphor, and corporeal embodiments as they relate to three-way collaboration.

Materials

PDF File (http://hcitang.org/papers/2010-cscw2010-three's-company.pdf)
DOI (http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1718918.1718969)

Keywords

Shared workspace, tabletop, media space, video-mediated communication

BibTeX

@inproceedings{tang2010threes,
  year = {2010},
  type = {conference},
  title = {Three's company: understanding communication channels in three-way distributed
collaboration},
  publisher = {ACM},
  pdfurl = {http://hcitang.org/papers/2010-cscw2010-three's-company.pdf},
  pages = {271--280},
  notes = {Best Paper Nominee (top 5% of submissions)},
  location = {Savannah, Georgia, USA},
  keywords = {Shared workspace, tabletop, media space, video-mediated communication},
  isbn = {978-1-60558-795-0},
  doi = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1718918.1718969},
  booktitle = {CSCW '10: Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Computer supported
cooperative work},
  author = {Tang, Anthony and Pahud, Michel and Inkpen, Kori and Benko, Hrvoje and
Tang, John C. and Buxton, Bill},
  address = {New York, NY, USA},
  abstract = {We explore the design of a system for three-way collaboration over
a shared visual workspace, specifically in how to support three channels of
communication: person, reference, and task-space. In two studies, we explore
the implications of extending designs intended for dyadic collaboration to
three-person groups, and the role of each communication channel. Our studies
illustrate the utility of multiple configurations of users around a distributed
workspace, and explore the subtleties of traditional notions of identity, awareness,
spatial metaphor, and corporeal embodiments as they relate to three-way collaboration.
},
}