Backchan.nl: integrating backchannels with physical space

  • Authors:
  • Drew Harry;Dan Gutierrez;Joshua Green;Judith Donath

  • Affiliations:
  • MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA;MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA;MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA;MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

  • Venue:
  • CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe backchan.nl, a web based backchannel system that focuses on managing questions for presenters by allowing audience members propose and vote on other people's questions. Top rated questions are projected in the presentation space so audience members, moderators, and panelists can see them. We discuss the results of deploying this system at a conference and relate those results to the particular design of our system, demonstrating how backchannel systems can be more than just shared chat rooms.