Coordination of communication: effects of shared visual context on collaborative work

  • Authors:
  • Susan R. Fussell;Robert E. Kraut;Jane Siegel

  • Affiliations:
  • Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA;Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA;Human Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Venue:
  • CSCW '00 Proceedings of the 2000 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
  • Year:
  • 2000

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Abstract

We outline some of the benefits of shared visual information for collaborative repair tasks and report on a study comparing collaborative performance on a manual task by workers and helpers who are located side-by-side or connected via audio-video or audio-only links. Results show that the dyads complete the task more quickly and accurately when helpers are co-located than when they are connected via an audio link. However, they didn't achieve similar efficiency gains when they communicated through an audio/video link. These results demonstrate the value of a shared visual work space, but raise questions about the adequacy of current video communication technology for implementing it.