Collecticiels: neuf degrés de couplage

ABSTRACT

This paper is about the coupling of collaborative activities and the goal of this work is to refine the existing definition of coupling, based on an experimental and exploratory approach. Indeed, we suppose that the coupling may be characterized with nine degrees in a two dimension space. To do this, we have considered multimodal interfaces applied to groupware interfaces. Then, we have developed two applications, which one is detailed in this paper, in order to experimentally highlight the existence of these nine degrees. This first step seems to confirm our hypothesis.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces

General Terms:
Documentation

Keywords:
coupling, experimentations, groupware, interaction modalities