Range: exploring proxemics in collaborative whiteboard interaction

  • Authors:
  • Wendy G. Ju;Brian A. Lee;Scott R. Klemmer

  • Affiliations:
  • Stanford University, Stanford, CA;Stanford Computer Science, Stanford, CA;Stanford Computer Science, Stanford, CA

  • Venue:
  • CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Range is an interactive whiteboard designed to support collocated, ad-hoc meetings. It employs proximity sensing to proactively transition between ambient and authoring modes, clear space for writing, and cluster ink strokes. The inspiration for Range stems from longitudinal studies of student design teams, in which we observed that shifts in collaborative activity correlated with changes in the users physical proximity to the whiteboard. Through iterative design, we developed techniques for incorporating implicit input like that of the proximity sensors into interaction.