Title
Connecting Living Rooms: An Experiment In Orchestrated Video Communication.
Abstract
Consumer live video communication has now become an established communication medium, but the current systems are still quite limited in their ability to support natural communication in more complex interaction setups. What new features might be required to further expand live video communication? This paper suggests: \"orchestration\" -- i.e. the ability to automatically and in real-time (re)configure the communication system to the needs of the interaction context. The inspiration for communication orchestration is television production through mixing views from different cameras and camera reframing. This paper reports a specific study of orchestration carried out in the social setting of a group of friends communicating from three separate living rooms through television screens and multiple cameras. The orchestrated experience was evaluated against a static (split screen) connection, and was carried out via a questionnaire, analysis of automatic logs and interviews. In this case study, orchestration has been identified as providing for more intimate conversations, whereas, the static solution emerged to be better for conveying group awareness.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1145/2932206.2932215
TVX
Field
DocType
Citations 
Cognitive reframing,Split screen,Mediated communication,Computer science,Television production,Communication in small groups,Communications system,Human–computer interaction,Videoconferencing,Orchestration (computing),Multimedia
Conference
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
14
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Manolis Falelakis17110.30
Marian Florin Ursu2476.51
Erik N. Geelhoed3283.29
Rene Kaiser49714.09
Michael Frantzis5654.94