Online and off-line visualization of meeting information and meeting support

Abstract

In current meeting research we see modest attempts to visualize the information that has been obtained by either capturing and probably more importantly by interpreting the activities that take place during a meeting. The meetings being considered take place in smart meeting rooms. Cameras, microphones and other sensors capture meeting activities. Captured information can be stored and retrieved. Captured information can also be manipulated and in turn displayed on different media. We survey our research in this area, look at issues that deal with turn-taking and gaze behavior of meeting participants, issues that deal with influence and talkativeness, and issues that deal with virtual embodied representations of meeting participants. We stress that this information is interesting not only for real-time meeting support, but also for remote participants and off-line consultation of meeting information.1

Detection and application of influence rankings in small group meetings

“…This in addition to, for example, the domes surrounding the participants' heads that provide information about their gaze behavior. [19].…”

Can a table regulate participation in top level managers' meetings?

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Graphical representation of meetings on mobile devices

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