Paper Info
Title
Integration of interpersonal space and shared workspace: ClearBoard design and experiments
Abstract
We describe the evolution of the novel shared drawing medium ClearBoard which was designed to seamlessly integrate an interpersonal space and a shared workspace. ClearBoard permits coworkers in two locations to draw with color markers or with electronic pens and software tools while maintaining direct eye contact and the ability to employ natural gestures. The ClearBoard design is based on the key metaphor of “talking through and drawing on a transparent glass window.” We describe the evolution from ClearBoard-1 (which enables shared video drawing) to ClearBoard-2 (which incorporates TeamPaint, a multiuser paint editor). Initial observations and findings gained through the experimental use of the prototype, including the feature of “gaze awareness,” are discussed. Further experiments are conducted with ClearBoard-0 (a simple mockup), ClearBoard-1, and an actual desktop as a control. In the settings we examined, the ClearBoard environment led to more eye contact and potential awareness of collaborator's gaze direction over the traditional desktop environment.
Year
DOI
Venue
1993
10.1145/159764.159762
ACM Trans. Inf. Syst.
Keywords
Field
DocType
gaze awareness,eye contact,traditional desktop environment,actual desktop,interpersonal space,groupware,video conference,direct eye contact,clearboard environment,potential awareness,clearboard design,medium clearboard,video drawing,shared drawing,seamless design,gaze direction,shared workspace
Interpersonal communication,Gaze,Computer science,Gesture,Workspace,Collaborative software,Software,Videoconferencing,Eye contact,Multimedia
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
11
4
1046-8188
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
108
30.74
26
Authors
3
Search Limit
100108
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hiroshi Ishii186661572.08
Minoru Kobayashi235095.89
Jonathan Grudin32817343.23