How Putting Yourself into the Other Person´s Virtual Shoes Enhances Collaboration
Maria Spante, Ralph Schroeder, Ann‐Sofie Axelsson · 2004
Working together in collaborative virtual environments (CVEs) with different systems is often problematic; different capabilities can lead – among other things – to an unequal distribution of tasks and to misunderstandings. This paper reports on an experiment in which participants worked together on a task and switched halfway through from an immersive system to a desktop one (and vice versa) – and exchanged ideas about this with their partners afterwards. It was found that there are several advantages in collaborating in connection with experiencing different and unequal systems: partners learn not only about the strengths and limitations of the different systems, but also about collaborating with others and about the implications of using different technologies. The paper concludes with