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Real-time collaborative editing behavior in USA and Japanese distributed teams

Authors:

Lauren Scissors,

N. Sadat Shami,

Tatsuya Ishihara,

Shin SaitoAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '11: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 1119 - 1128

https://doi.org/10.1145/1978942.1979109

Published: 07 May 2011 Publication History

Abstract

While there are tools that allow distributed teams to collaboratively edit in real time, little work examines this practice among real teams doing real work. Even less is known about how teams from different countries make use of real-time collaborative editing tools. The current work highlights results from a qualitative user study of real-world Japanese and U.S. distributed work teams who used LiveDeck, a real-time slide editing and whiteboarding tool. Through the implementation of various novel features used as probes, differences in behavior and attitudes between team members were uncovered. Differences in the use of slide navigation options, anonymity features, and pop-up 'emotes' representing nonverbal gestures are discussed.

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Real-time collaborative editing behavior in USA and Japanese distributed teams
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Computer supported cooperative work
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
      1. Computer supported cooperative work

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CHI '11: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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DOI:10.1145/1978942

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