Effects of Cooperative Interactions on Verbal Communication
Lauren J. Bricker, Steven L. Tanimoto · 1998
A class of applications that support synchronous co-present activities is among the emerging forms of groupware. The designer of a collaborative activity may wish the users to communicate and cooperate in particular ways. We developed a system called Colt to facilitate the design and development of such software. This paper presents the results of a user study that measured the impact of cooperation mechanisms on the users' communication, cooperation and level of enjoyment. The software tested in the user study was a color matching activity, built with the Colt system. Keywords Computer supported collaboration, synchronous, user study, co-present, single display groupware, communication. INTRODUCTION Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) and Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) use software and systems that support activities involving coordination between two or more people. Some system designers focus on the technical challenges of handling input and transferring...