An Artifact Ecology in a Nutshell: A Distributed Cognition Perspective for Collaboration and Coordination

Vasiliou, Christina; Ioannou, Andri; Zaphiris, Panayiotis

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22668-2_5

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“…To effectively design collaborative activities in MSE, it is important to acquire a deep understanding of complex interactions occurring between users and devices, and individuals within a group [29]. In this context, coordination of individual actions within groups is crucial when pursuing collaborative activities.…”

Section: Coordination Mechanismsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Horizontal vs. Vertical: How the Orientation of a Large Interactive Surface Impacts Collaboration in Multi-surface Environments

Tong

Tabard

George

et al. 2017

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Defining the form factor and setup of surfaces, i.e., their size, position, and orientation, is one of the first decisions made when designing multisurface environments (MSE). To support these choices, we conducted a study on how the orientation of a large display used alongside tablets impacts collaboration. Previous research involving only one interactive surface shows that display orientation changes how people interact with the display, the way they position themselves, or look at each other. Our study shows that in a MSE setting, the orientation of a large surface has a different impact: (1) it nuances previous results showing that horizontal surfaces are better for collaboration. (2) it impacts the way activities are conducted. The horizontal condition leads to more implicit coordination and balanced interaction with the large display, but to less structured work, while in the vertical condition, group coordination is more explicit and is structured around one main interactor. Compared to previous work, we also propose a more structured, comprehensive and detailed analysis grid for collaboration in MSE. Finally, based on our results, we derive recommendations for MSE design.

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Section: Coordination Mechanismsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regulation builds upon awareness and relates to people's ability to plan, monitor, evaluate and regulate the joint activity [29,31]. The concept of regulation is extensively used in the learning and psychology literature for analyzing collaborative behaviors [10].…”

Section: Coordination Mechanismsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Horizontal vs. Vertical: How the Orientation of a Large Interactive Surface Impacts Collaboration in Multi-surface Environments

Tong

Tabard

George

et al. 2017

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…Even though these studies may include multiple trackers, the analytical focus still rests upon how various users engage with a single device, be a Fitbit or a Jawbone tracker. So the diversity of users and their perception (not the technologies) shapes the focus of these studies, and as a result, they may lose sight of the bigger picture or what the recent HCI conceptualizations [15][16][17] have begun to presents as a device ecology (of fitness-related technology), within which users interact with a multiplicity of technologies and digital representations of personal activities. The concept of artifact or device ecology suggests that artifacts and their affordances cannot be understood separately.…”

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confidence: 99%

Activity Trackers, Relational Affordances, and Device Ecologies of Fitness Technologies (Preprint)

Jarrahi¹

2018

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BACKGROUND With the proliferation of activity-tracking devices and other smart tools, more users leverage these technologies to track their physical and fitness-related activities. The research on the benefits (and limitations) of these devices tends to focus on the use of a single tool, leaving out the interactions among multiple technologies, and how these interactions influence the way users perceive affordances of activity trackers. OBJECTIVE The research on the benefits (and limitations) of fitness tacking devices to date tends to focus on the use of a single tool, leaving out the interactions among multiple technologies. Building from an ecological perspective, this work extend the research on activity-tracking devices by providing insight into the relationships among activity tracking devices and other fitness-related technologies within the device ecology of technologies around the user. METHODS This exploratory, qualitative study is based on 29 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with users of Fitbit fitness tracking devices. RESULTS Analysis of the interviews revealed competitive and complementary interactions among various fitness tracking devices, and explained how these interactions influenced the way users perceived affordances of fitness trackers in a device ecology. CONCLUSIONS The affordances of fitness devices are not enacted in isolation but are relational to those of other technological options and differing personal preferences and goals of the user.

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“…Another stream of research inspired by the ecological perspective explores interactions among physical devices and digital artifacts in an "artifact ecology" (e.g., Bødker et al, 2016;Dittmar & Dardar, 2015;Erkut & Serafin, 2016;Stolterman et al, 2013;Vasiliou et al, 2015). The term is used to embrace the ways in which users, as individuals or collectives, interact with multiple technologies, applications, and devices, appropriating different constellations for different purposes (Bødker & Klokmose, 2012;Coughlan et al, 2012;Jung et al, 2008).…”

Section: Related Work Ecological Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

“…None subsist or are used in isolation (Baumer et al, 2012;Bødker & Klokmose, 2012;Bossen & Markussen, 2010;Stolterman et al, 2013;Turner, Qvarfordt, Biehl, Golovchinsky, & Back, 2010). Recent human-computer interaction research has presented the concept of a "device" or "artifact ecology" as a means of accounting for the emerging computing environment in a "post-PC" era (e.g., Bødker, Korsgaard, & Saad-Sulonen, 2016;Jarrahi & Sawyer, 2012;Jung, Stolterman, Ryan, Thompson, & Siegel, 2008;Vasiliou, Ioannou, & Zaphiris, 2015), and suggests that artifacts and their affordances cannot be understood separately. Rather, these are meaningful only in relation to one another and to the ecology itself (Dearman & Pierce, 2008;Houben, Tell, & Bardram, 2014;Pipek, Wulf, & Johri, 2012).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Personal artifact ecologies in the context of mobile knowledge workers

Jarrahi

Nelson

Thomson

2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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Recent work suggests that technological devices and their use cannot be understood in isolation, and must be viewed as part of an artifact ecology. With the proliferation of information and communication technologies (ICTs), studying artifact ecologies is essential in order to design new technologies with effective affordances. This paper extends the discourse on artifact ecologies by examining how such ecologies are constructed in the context of mobile knowledge work, as sociotechnical arrangements that consist of technological, contextual, and interpretive layers. Findings highlight the diversity of ICTs that are adopted to support mobile work practices, and effects of individual preferences and contextual factors (norms of collaboration, spatial mobility, and organizational constraints).

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An Artifact Ecology in a Nutshell: A Distributed Cognition Perspective for Collaboration and Coordination

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Horizontal vs. Vertical: How the Orientation of a Large Interactive Surface Impacts Collaboration in Multi-surface Environments

Horizontal vs. Vertical: How the Orientation of a Large Interactive Surface Impacts Collaboration in Multi-surface Environments

Activity Trackers, Relational Affordances, and Device Ecologies of Fitness Technologies (Preprint)

Personal artifact ecologies in the context of mobile knowledge workers

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