Paper Info
Title
Motion and attention in a kinetic videoconferencing proxy
Abstract
Compared to collocated interaction, videoconferencing disrupts the ability to use gaze and gestures to mediate interaction, direct reactions to specific people, and provide a sense of presence for the satellite (i.e., remote) participant. We developed a kinetic videoconferencing proxy with a swiveling display screen to indicate which direction that the satellite participant was looking. Our goal was to compare two alternative motion control conditions, in which the satellite participant directed the display screen's motion either explicitly (aiming the direction of the display with a mouse) or implicitly (with the screen following the satellite participant's head turns). We then explored the effectiveness of this prototype compared to a typical stationary video display in a lab study. We found that both motion conditions resulted in communication patterns that indicate higher engagement in conversation, more accurate responses to the satellite participant's deictic questions (i.e., "What do you think?"), and higher user rankings. We also discovered tradeoffs in attention and clarity between explicit versus implicit control, a tension in how motion toward one person can exclude other people, and ways that swiveling motion provides attention awareness, even without direct eye contact.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2011
INTERACT (1)
direct reaction,direct eye contact,alternative motion control condition,collocated interaction,satellite participant,display screen,attention awareness,typical stationary video display,kinetic videoconferencing proxy,higher engagement,motion condition,human computer interaction,motion control,videoconferencing,proxy,kinetics
Field
DocType
Volume
Motion control,CLARITY,Conversation,Gaze,Computer science,Gesture,Human–computer interaction,Deixis,Eye contact,Videoconferencing,Multimedia
Conference
6946
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0302-9743
16
0.96
References 
Authors
19
9
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
David Sirkin119526.80
Gina Venolia2158187.04
John C. Tang32460696.66
George Robertson453891448.94
Taemie Kim540726.85
Kori Inkpen61148130.56
Mara Sedlins7251.88
Bongshin Lee82738143.95
Mike Sinclair976476.87