Flexible User Interfaces for Group Collaboration
Authors:
Ivan Marsic a;
Bogdan Dorohonceanu a
| Affiliation: | a Center for Advanced Information Processing (CAIP), Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey. |
DOI:
10.1207/S15327590IJHC1503_02
Publication Frequency:
8 issues per year
Published in:
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction,
Volume
15,
Issue
3
June
2003
, pages 337
- 360
Subjects:
Ergonomics & Human Factors;
Ergonomics: Human Computer Interaction;
Legal, Ethical & Social Aspects of IT: Human Computer Interaction;
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Abstract
Flexible user interfaces that can be customized to meet the needs of the task at hand are particularly important for telecollaboration. This article presents the design and implementation of a user interface for DISCIPLE, a platform-independent telecollaboration framework. DISCIPLE supports sharing of Java components that are imported into the shared workspace at run-time and can be interconnected into more complex components. As a result, run-time interconnection of various components allows user tailoring of the human-computer interface. Software architecture for customization of both a group-level and application-level interfaces is presented, with interface components that are loadable on demand. The architecture integrates the sensory modalities of speech, sight, and touch. Instead of imposing one "right" solution onto users, the framework lets users tailor the user interface that best suits their needs. Finally, laboratory experience with DISCIPLE tested on a variety of applications with the framework is discussed along with future research directions.
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