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Quantitative evaluation of media space configuration in a task-oriented remote conference system

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Jinwook SeoAuthors Info & Claims

OzCHI '13: Proceedings of the 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration

November 2013

Pages 305 - 314

https://doi.org/10.1145/2541016.2541042

Published: 25 November 2013 Publication History

Abstract

While remote conference systems have been extensively studied and developed in the past with various user scenarios, many people still rely on simple tools like messengers or video chats that deliver only visual and auditory information of each remote participant as their primary methods of real time remote communication on their computers and tablets. With the simple tools, people still perform variety of tasks. This paper analyzes the tasks performed in remote conference tools running on general purpose PCs or tablets, and categorizes them into different types based on their characteristics. We performed a controlled user experiment to discover behavioral differences observed from each type of the tasks using eye trackers. The study revealed that users showed different behavioral patterns for different task types in both subjective reporting and the eye gaze data. Based on the results, we also provide a general guideline for the screen configuration of a remote conference tool.

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Yuan YCao JWang RYarosh SKitamura YQuigley AIsbister KIgarashi TBjørn PDrucker S(2021)Tabletop Games in the Age of Remote Collaboration: Design Opportunities for a Socially Connected Game ExperienceProceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3411764.3445512(1-14)Online publication date: 6-May-2021
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3411764.3445512

Index Terms

Quantitative evaluation of media space configuration in a task-oriented remote conference system
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Computer supported cooperative work
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
      1. Computer supported cooperative work

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OzCHI '13: Proceedings of the 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration

November 2013

549 pages

ISBN:9781450325257

DOI:10.1145/2541016

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November 25 - 29, 2013

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Yuan YCao JWang RYarosh SKitamura YQuigley AIsbister KIgarashi TBjørn PDrucker S(2021)Tabletop Games in the Age of Remote Collaboration: Design Opportunities for a Socially Connected Game ExperienceProceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3411764.3445512(1-14)Online publication date: 6-May-2021
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