GVU Technical Report Number:
GIT-GVU-93-35
Title:
Collaborative Pre-Writing with a Video-Based Group Working Memory
Authors:
Colin Potts
Jay David Bolter
Albert Badre
Abstract:
Synthesis is a computer-controlled multimedia tool to enhance group
communication during the early stages of collaborative work. Synthesis
operates in two modes: one for recording collaborative sessions and one
for playback and editing. A face-to-face meeting is recorded on video
tape while one member of the group takes notes using Storyspace, an outline
processor. Synthesis automatically associates the current video segment
with that entry in the outline. Later one or more of the participants can
review the notes and call up the appropriate video segment. Synthesis
provides an external working memory for information that would otherwise
go unrecorded and forgotten. Our early experiences using it for real
writing projects suggests that the video record is used in a variety of
ways to jog the writer's memory for discussion elements.
Keywords:
Computer-supported cooperative work, collaborative writing
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