Report
Computational Mechanisms of Interaction for CSCW
Fulltext URI
Document type
Text/Report
Additional Information
Date
1993
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Source
Publisher
Lancaster University
Abstract
The present report documents the research activities undertaken in Task 3.2 of the COMIC project.
The objective of the three years of research of Strand 3 is to develop a conceptual foundation for designing computational mechanisms of interaction for CSCW applications that can support the complex task of articulating distributed cooperative activities.
The report consists of three parts: Based on a survey of social science studies of cooperative work, Part 1 outlines a conceptual framework for the development of the concept of mechanisms of interaction. Part 3 presents the comprehensive analysis of CSCW systems (applications, shells, models) that have been analyzed in order to unravel and assess the underlying mechanisms of interaction. Part 2 brings the two bodies of evidence together, identifies requirements for mechanisms of interaction, and outlines the conceptual foundation for the design of mechanisms of interaction in CSCW systems.