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| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S81414/01 |
| Title: |
Engaging Collaborations |
| Principal Investigator: |
Dr NJ Bryan-Kinns |
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| Department: |
Computer Science |
| Organisation: |
Queen Mary, University of London |
| Scheme: |
First Grant Scheme |
| Starts: |
29 June 2004 |
Ends: |
28 June 2007 |
Value (£): |
108,703
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Human-Computer Interactions |
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Summary |
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The aim of this project is to investigate the nature of mutual engagement in creative collaborations, and to start to identify user interface features which have an effect on it. Most collaboration involves points of mutual engagement between the participants, and many creative collaborations involve high levels of mutual engagement. Current approaches to understanding group work do not adequately model features of engagement in group activities. As a pragmatic start point, this project takes group music improvisation as an exemplar domain of collaboration which involves high levels of mutual engagement. An initial set of features of human communication in group music improvisation will be identified through studies. These will be used to inform the design and prototyping of support for such creative collaborations remotely. Hypotheses about the nature of mutual engagement, and the effect user interfaces have upon it, will be tested through experimental manipulation of the prototype's user interface. Results of the tests and studies will be used to identify requirements for a framework for understanding mutual engagement in collaboration.
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| Final Report Summary |
The aim of this project was to investigate the nature of mutual engagement in creative collaborations, and to start to identify user interface features which have an effect on it. Most collaboration involves points of mutual engagement between the participants, and many creative collaborations involve high levels of mutual engagement. Current approaches to understanding group work do not adequately model features of engagement in group activities. As a pragmatic start point, this project took group music improvisation as an exemplar domain of collaboration which involves high levels of mutual engagement. An initial set of features of human communication in group music improvisation were identified through studies. These were used to inform the design and prototyping of support for such creative collaborations remotely / the Daisyphone system. Hypotheses about the nature of mutual engagement, and the effect user interfaces have upon it, were empirically tested through experimental manipulation of the prototype's user interface. Results of the tests indicate that: text chat and graphic annotation is not necessary for mutually engaging collaborations; persistent contributions lend themselves to individual musical composition and learning novel interfaces, whilst contributions that quickly decay engender a more focused musical interaction in experienced participants; and, providing no cues to identity increased mutual engagement between participants.
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| Organisation Website: |
http://www.qmul.ac.uk |
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