Leave the office, bring your colleagues: design solutions for mobile teamworkers

  • Authors:
  • Ivan Bretan;Leif Fredin;Walter Frost;Leif-Rune Hedman;Per Kroon;Scott McGlashan;Eva-Lotta Sallnäs;Markku Virtanen

  • Affiliations:
  • Telia Research AB, Haninge, Sweden;Telia Research AB, Haninge, Sweden;School of Design and Crafts, Kristinelundsg, Göteborg, Sweden;Telia Research AB, Haninge, Sweden;Telia Research AB, Haninge, Sweden;Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista, Sweden;Telia Research AB, Haninge, Sweden;Telia Research AB, Haninge, Sweden

  • Venue:
  • CHI EA '97 CHI '97 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 1997

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Abstract

One of the keys to successful deployment of mobile multimedia technology among professionals lies in identifying inherently distributed teams working under real-time constraints in dynamic field environments where the need to increase the efficiency of co-ordination, communication and collaboration is apparent. We report on some findings from investigating such non-office/out-of-office user-groups, and discuss the design of a portable environment for supporting the virtual reinforcement of teams, with special emphasis on co-worker status monitoring with respect to process phase, availability, geographical position etc.