Title
Linking public spaces: technical and social issues
Abstract
Three public spaces frequently used by members of a single organization who are distributed across different floors of two buildings were linked by constantly-running video and audio connections. We discuss the design of the system, including issues in providing low-latency, full-duplex audio-video connectivity, ways to increase possibilities for interaction while addressing privacy concerns, and the introduction of the system to the community. We report on responses to the system and lessons learned, including unexpected issues, such as creative decorations of the spaces and assertions by a vocal minority of employees about the private nature of "public space."
Year
DOI
Venue
2001
10.1145/365024.365352
CHI
Keywords
Field
DocType
public space,public spaces frequency,creative decoration,privacy,full-duplex audio-video connectivity,single organization,different floor,audio connection,videoconferencing,social issue,constantly-running video,privacy concern,private nature,informal communication,low latency,social issues
World Wide Web,Social issues,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Videoconferencing,Multimedia,Informal communication
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
1-58113-327-8
48
7.12
References 
Authors
10
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Gavin Jancke162975.34
Gina Venolia2158187.04
Jonathan Grudin32817343.23
Jonathan J. Cadiz457870.75
Anoop Gupta56610867.50