Title :
A comparison of collaborative problem solving using face to face versus desktop video conferencing
Author :
Vinsonhaler, John F. ; Braunstein, Lori ; Boman, Ron ; Johnson, Jeffrey J. ; Henderson, Donna ; Gilliland, Robert
Author_Institution :
Utah State Univ., Logan, UT, USA
Abstract :
A small field experimental study was undertaken to ascertain the applicability of desktop video conferencing (DVC) for a University Extension Office. Subjects (county extension agents and a faculty expert in dairy nutrition) engaged in a “ration balancing” task for herds of dairy cows, using DVC and face-to-face collaborative meetings. Subjects preferred DVC over face-to-face collaboration, presumably because DVC allowed them more freedom to manipulate computer-generated solutions
Keywords :
groupware; teleconferencing; University Extension Office; computer-generated solutions; desktop video conferencing; face-to-face collaboration; face-to-face collaborative meetings; ration balancing; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Costs; Cows; Government; Internet; Productivity; Teamwork; Teleconferencing; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1998., Proceedings of the Thirty-First Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kohala Coast, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8255-8
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1998.653092
