Things to talk about when talking about things

@article{citeulike:554039, abstract = {This commentary reviews the existing research literature concerning support for talking about objects in mediated communication, drawing three conclusions: (a) speech alone is often sufficient for effective conversations; (b) visual information about work objects is generally more valuable than visual information about work participants; and (c) disjoint visual perspectives can undermine communication processes. I then comment on the four articles in the light of these observations, arguing that they broadly support these observations. I discuss the paradoxical failure of current technologies to support talk about objects, arguing that these need to be better integrated with existing communication applications. I conclude by outlining a research agenda for supporting talk about things, identifying outstanding theoretical, empirical, and design issues}, author = {Whittaker, Steve }, citeulike-article-id = {554039}, comment = {commentary in the special issue of the HCI journal on Talking About Things in Mediated Conversations. }, journal = {Human-Computer Interaction}, keywords = {conversation, hdm-acid-net-au, talk, things}, month = {March}, number = {1/2}, pages = {149--170}, posted-at = {2006-03-16 11:26:35}, priority = {3}, title = {Things to talk about when talking about things}, volume = {18}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:554039 L3 - citeulike-article-id:554039 TI - Things to talk about when talking about things JF - Human-Computer Interaction VL - 18 IS - 1/2 SP - 149 EP - 170 N2 - This commentary reviews the existing research literature concerning support for talking about objects in mediated communication, drawing three conclusions: (a) speech alone is often sufficient for effective conversations; (b) visual information about work objects is generally more valuable than visual information about work participants; and (c) disjoint visual perspectives can undermine communication processes. I then comment on the four articles in the light of these observations, arguing that they broadly support these observations. I discuss the paradoxical failure of current technologies to support talk about objects, arguing that these need to be better integrated with existing communication applications. I conclude by outlining a research agenda for supporting talk about things, identifying outstanding theoretical, empirical, and design issues KW - conversation KW - hdm-acid-net-au KW - talk KW - things N1 - commentary in the special issue of the HCI journal on Talking About Things in Mediated Conversations. AU - Whittaker, Steve PY - 2003/03// ER -