Joanna Marie M. Ramirez
Aljon C. Rarang
ANAROS ARNE de SILVA
HCI
Professor: Elizabeth St. Ana
Groupware and Decision
What is groupware?
The Time/Space Matrix
Classification by Function
Email and bulletin boards
Structured message systems
Video conferences and communication
Argumentation tools
Meeting rooms
Typical meeting room
Issues for cooperation
shared Applications and Artefacts
Shared work surfaces
Co-authoring systems
Levels of shared output
Integrating communication and work
Architectures for groupware I
Architectures for groupware II
Robustness and scalability
What is groupware?
Software speci cally designed
to support group working
with cooperative requirements in mind
NOT just tools for communication
Groupware can be classi ed by
When and where the participants are working
the function it performs for cooperative work
Specific and difficult problems with groupware implementation
The Time/Space Matrix
Classify groupware by:
when the participants are working, at the same time or not
where the participants are working, at the same place or not
same place different place
same time face-to-face telephone
conversation
different time post-it note letter Common names for axes:
time: synchronous/asynchronous place: co-located/remote
Classification by Function
Cooperative work involves:
Participants who are working
Artefacts upon which they work
understanding
participants
P
direct communication
P
control and feedback
artefacts of work A
What interactions does a tool support?
computer-mediated communication
direct communication between participants
meeting and decision support systems
common understanding