VideoPal: Exploring Asynchronous Video-Messaging to Enable Cross- Cultural Friendships

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dc.contributor.authorDu, Honglu
dc.contributor.authorInkpen, Kori
dc.contributor.authorChorianopoulos, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorCzerwinski, Mary
dc.contributor.authorJohns, Paul
dc.contributor.authorHoff, Aaron
dc.contributor.authorRoseway, Asta
dc.contributor.authorMorlidge, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorTang, John
dc.contributor.authorGross, Tom
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-15T11:43:41Z
dc.date.available2017-04-15T11:43:41Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractPen pal programs for connecting students from around the world through letter writing have been popular for generations. However, traditional technologies have several limitations in supporting pen pal activities. In this study, we explored the potential of video-based asynchronous messaging in supporting the development of children’s cross-cultural friendships. This paper presents the results of a 2-month study of 30 children from the USA and Greece, exploring their uses of, and experiences with, email and an asynchronous video-based messaging tool we developed called VideoPal. The results from this work highlight the important benefits video provides compared to its text counterpart - email. We conclude with a discussion of the key factors that video enables to benefit the development of children’s long-distance friendships.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-0-85729-913-0_15
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-85729-913-0
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer, London
dc.relation.ispartofECSCW 2011: Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
dc.relation.ispartofseriesECSCW
dc.titleVideoPal: Exploring Asynchronous Video-Messaging to Enable Cross- Cultural Friendships
dc.typeText
gi.citation.endPage292
gi.citation.startPage273
gi.conference.date24-28 September 2011
gi.conference.locationAarhus Denmark
gi.conference.sessiontitleFull Papers

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