Plans and situated actions: the problem of human-machine communication
Plans and situated actions: the problem of human-machine communication
Awareness and coordination in shared workspaces
CSCW '92 Proceedings of the 1992 ACM conference on Computer-supported cooperative work
Ethnographically-informed systems design for air traffic control
CSCW '92 Proceedings of the 1992 ACM conference on Computer-supported cooperative work
HCI'92 Proceedings of the conference on People and computers VII
Designing for the dynamics of cooperative work activities
CSCW '98 Proceedings of the 1998 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
’’It‘s Just a Matter of Common Sense‘‘: Ethnography as Invisible Work
Computer Supported Cooperative Work - Special issue: a web on the wind: the structure of invisible work
Distributed cognition: toward a new foundation for human-computer interaction research
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) - Special issue on human-computer interaction in the new millennium, Part 2
Multi-sensor context-awareness in mobile devices and smart artifacts
Mobile Networks and Applications
Social coordination around a situated display appliance
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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This paper provides details of an in-depth investigation into how racing sailors use information displays and devices, and shows that these devices act as communication loci and instigators of action. The paper presents a detailed look at how sailors use instrumentation on their boats for both their own performance and as the foci for developing a shared understanding: this is a detailed study of computer-supported cooperative work in a new environment. We present a brief summary of the ways that technology has pervaded the environs of sailing yachts, and analyze how this has affected the activities of the crew and altered the relationship between the sailors and their environment. We introduce a taxonomy of information processing levels that allows us to understand what information is currently presented and in what form, and provides a basis for us to consider future developments in the field. After presenting the study and some analysis of the use of existing technology, we present a new design that addresses some of the issues identified, and evaluate its impact. The systems are analysed from the perspective of assisting people to improve their performance in training and in race situations. We use a combination of observation, discussion and personal reflection in undertaking the study.