Supporting social protocols in tabletop interaction through visual cues

Authors:
Mirko Fetter;Tom Gross;Maxi Hucke
Affiliations:
Human-Computer Interaction Group, University of Bamberg;Human-Computer Interaction Group, University of Bamberg;Darmstadt University of Technology
Venue:
INTERACT'11 Proceedings of the 13th IFIP TC 13 international conference on Human-computer interaction - Volume Part III
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Multi-touch tabletops provide new means for co-located people to work together on a task by directly manipulating objects and tools on a single display in unison. Despite their benefits they also entail new challenges. One major concern is how to help users avoid conflicting actions. Previous work discusses if social protocols are sufficient to regulate coordination, and if policies are needed to enforce specific behaviours. Our study on different variants of a tabletop game shows that providing visual cues on ownership can help to follow social protocols and therefore reduce the need for policies.