Reducing interference in single display groupware through transparency

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dc.contributor.authorZanella, Ana
dc.contributor.authorGreenberg, Saul
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-15T11:49:49Z
dc.date.available2017-04-15T11:49:49Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractSingle Display Groupware (SDG) supports face-to-face collaborators working over a single shared display, where all people have their own input device Although SDG is simple in concept, there are surprisingly many problems in how interactions within SDG are managed One problem is the potential for interference, where one person can raise an interface component (such as a menu or dialog box) in a way that hinders what another person is doing i.e , by obscuring another person's working area that happens to be underneath the raised component. We propose transparent interface components as one possible solution to interference, while one person can raise and interact with the component, others can see through it and can continue to work underneath it To test this concept, we first implemented a simple SDG game using both opaque and transparent SDG menus. Through a controlled experiment, we then analysed how interference affects peoples' performance across an opaque and transparent menu condition- a solo condition (where a person played alone) acts as our control. Our results show that the transparent menu did lessen the effect of interference, and that SDG players overwhelmingly preferred it to opaque menus.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/0-306-48019-18
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-306-48019-5
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
dc.relation.ispartofECSCW 2001: Proceedings of the Seventh European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
dc.relation.ispartofseriesECSCW
dc.titleReducing interference in single display groupware through transparency
dc.typeText
gi.citation.endPage358
gi.citation.startPage339
gi.conference.date2001-09-16
gi.conference.locationBonn, Germany
gi.conference.sessiontitleFull Papers

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