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The Impact of Spatial Properties on Collaboration: An Exploratory Study in the Automotive Domain

Authors:

Alina Krischkowsky,

Sandra Trösterer,

Ulrike Bruckenberger,

Bernhard Maurer,

Katja Neureiter,

Nicole Perterer,

Axel Baumgartner,

Alexander Meschtscherjakov,

Manfred TscheligiAuthors Info & Claims

GROUP '16: Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work

Pages 245 - 255

https://doi.org/10.1145/2957276.2957304

Published: 13 November 2016 Publication History

Abstract

Interaction environments are characterized by their spatial properties, which guide, direct, and provide an opportunity to become a place for social encounters. For example, the car cabin comprises properties such as a special seating arrangement and hence physical barriers between the back and front row. In emphasizing notions of "space" and "place", we present an initial study on how such spatial properties of the car cabin shape passenger collaboration. With this, we contribute to a better understanding of the automotive design space beyond driver and co-driver positions. In an exploratory lab study with 56 participants we observed collaborative practices in a hardware mock-up of an actual car. We found that social practices in cars need to be understood as connected to their inherent spatial manifestations, which are constraining and concurrently constituting them. We reflect upon the driver position as "the crux of the matter", the meanings people ascribe to particular positions, and how we can use this knowledge to inform automotive interaction design.

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The Impact of Spatial Properties on Collaboration: An Exploratory Study in the Automotive Domain
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Empirical studies in ubiquitous and mobile computing

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Trösterer SStreitwieser BMeschtscherjakov ATscheligi M(2019)Shared Gaze While Driving: How Drivers Can Be Supported by an LED-Visualization of the Front-Seat Passenger’s GazeHuman-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 201910.1007/978-3-030-29384-0_21(329-350)Online publication date: 25-Aug-2019
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29384-0_21
Meschtscherjakov APerterer NTrösterer SKrischkowsky ATscheligi M(2017)The Neglected Passenger—How Collaboration in the Car Fosters Driving Experience and SafetyAutomotive User Interfaces10.1007/978-3-319-49448-7_7(187-213)Online publication date: 28-Feb-2017
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49448-7_7

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