Collaborating around vertical and horizontal large interactive displays: which way is best? Export

@article{citeulike:1073888, abstract = {Large interactive displays are increasingly being placed in work and public settings. An assumption is that the shared surface they provide can facilitate collaboration among co-located groups. An exploratory study was carried out to investigate this claim, and, in particular, to examine the effects of the physical orientation of a display on group working. Two conditions were compared: vertical versus horizontal. A number of differences were found. In the horizontal condition group members switched more between roles, explored more ideas and had a greater awareness of what each other was doing. In the vertical condition groups found it more difficult to collaborate around the display. A follow-up study explored how participants, who had previous experience of using both displays, determined how to work together when provided with both kinds of display. The groups exhibited a more efficient and coordinated way of working but less collaboration in terms of the sharing and discussion of ideas.}, author = {Rogers, Y. and Lindley, S.}, citeulike-article-id = {1073888}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2004.07.008}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0953543804000827}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V0D-4DB5FGK-1/2/ba6e03613d8bda8dd357d6f9caecafcf}, doi = {10.1016/j.intcom.2004.07.008}, issn = {09535438}, journal = {Interacting with Computers}, keywords = {collaboration, horizontal, interactive\_surfaces, physical\_orientation, study, vertical}, month = {December}, number = {6}, pages = {1133--1152}, posted-at = {2009-09-29 00:34:26}, priority = {2}, title = {Collaborating around vertical and horizontal large interactive displays: which way is best?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2004.07.008}, volume = {16}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1073888 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1073888 N2 - Large interactive displays are increasingly being placed in work and public settings. An assumption is that the shared surface they provide can facilitate collaboration among co-located groups. An exploratory study was carried out to investigate this claim, and, in particular, to examine the effects of the physical orientation of a display on group working. Two conditions were compared: vertical versus horizontal. A number of differences were found. In the horizontal condition group members switched more between roles, explored more ideas and had a greater awareness of what each other was doing. In the vertical condition groups found it more difficult to collaborate around the display. A follow-up study explored how participants, who had previous experience of using both displays, determined how to work together when provided with both kinds of display. The groups exhibited a more efficient and coordinated way of working but less collaboration in terms of the sharing and discussion of ideas. IS - 6 JF - Interacting with Computers SN - 09535438 EP - 1152 TI - Collaborating around vertical and horizontal large interactive displays: which way is best? VL - 16 SP - 1133 KW - collaboration KW - horizontal KW - interactive_surfaces KW - physical_orientation KW - study KW - vertical AU - Rogers, Y AU - Lindley, S PY - 2004/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2004.07.008 ER -