Paper Info
Title
Do tablets really support discussion?: comparison between paper, tablet, and laptop PC used as discussion tools
Abstract
Touch-based tablet devices are starting to be used frequently in meetings and places of discussion. However, are tablets really ideal as discussion tools? Or do they actually obstruct communication? To answer these questions, this paper quantitatively compares discussion processes involving paper, an iPad2, and a laptop PC. We performed an experiment where 12 groups of two participants each (24 participants in total) worked collaboratively by referring to documents and using paper, an iPad2, or a laptop PC as presentation media. We observed verbal and non-verbal interaction between participants. First, we investigated the total amount of speech between two participants and found they spoke more when using paper than when using the electronic media. Next, we observed that participants used more demonstrative pronouns when using paper than when using the iPad2 but used more demonstrative pronouns when using the iPad2 than when using the laptop PC. Also, they made more eye contact when using paper than when using the other media. These results suggest that tablets may not currently be the best media to use when ideas should be actively exchanged, sensitivity is required toward other participants in the discussion, or work progress needs to be shared.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1145/2414536.2414623
OZCHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
demonstrative pronoun,best media,paper quantitatively,touch-based tablet device,eye contact,electronic media,presentation media,total amount,discussion tool,laptop pc
Laptop,Computer science,Demonstrative,Human–computer interaction,Electronic media,Eye contact,Multimedia
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.42
12
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Kentaro Takano1202.81
Hirohito Shibata2417.03
Kengo Omura3324.50
Junko Ichino43910.76
Tomonori Hashiyama59815.97
Shun'ichi Tano67521.07