Title
Where's the "party" in "multi-party"?: analyzing the structure of small-group sociable talk
Abstract
Spontaneous multi-party interaction -- conversation among groups of three or more participants -- is part of daily life. While automated modeling of such interactions has received increased attention in ubiquitous computing research, there is little applied research on the organization of this highly dynamic and spontaneous sociable interaction within small groups. We report here on an applied conversation analytic study of small-group sociable talk, emphasizing structural and temporal aspects that can inform computational models. In particular, we examine the mechanics of multiple simultaneous conversational floors -- how participants initiate a new floor amidst an on-going floor, and how they subsequently show their affiliation with one floor over another. We also discuss the implications of these findings for the design of "smart" multi-party applications.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1145/1180875.1180934
conference on computer supported cooperative work
Keywords
DocType
Volume
ubiquitous computing,computer model
Conference
abs/cs/0608083
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
Proc. ACM Conf. on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Banff, Alberta, Canada, Nov. 2006, 393-402. ACM Press.
1-59593-249-6
11
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.78
13
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Paul M. Aoki11194264.37
Margaret H. Szymanski235538.71
Luke Plurkowski3121.51
James D. Thornton41600128.78
Allison Woodruff537628.69
Weilie Yi6302.44