1. Revisiting collaboration through mixed reality: The evolution of groupware
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Joel Lanir, Anthony Tang, Scott Bateman, Barrett Ens, Gun A. Lee, Mark Billinghurst, Thammathip Piumsomboon, Ens, Barrett, Lanir, Joel, Tang, Anthony, Bateman, Scott, Lee, Gun, Piumsomboon, Thammathip, and Billinghurst, Mark
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computer supported cooperative work ,Human Factors and Ergonomics ,02 engineering and technology ,Field (computer science) ,Education ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Sociology ,mixed reality ,050107 human factors ,Human communication ,Focus (computing) ,Collaborative software ,Point (typography) ,business.industry ,collaborative technology ,05 social sciences ,General Engineering ,020207 software engineering ,Data science ,augmented reality ,Mixed reality ,collaborative mixed reality ,Human-Computer Interaction ,Hardware and Architecture ,Computer-supported cooperative work ,Augmented reality ,business ,Software - Abstract
Collaborative Mixed Reality (MR) systems are at a critical point in time as they are soon to become more commonplace. However, MR technology has only recently matured to the point where researchers can focus deeply on the nuances of supporting collaboration, rather than needing to focus on creating the enabling technology. In parallel, but largely independently, the field of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) has focused on the fundamental concerns that underlie human communication and collaboration over the past 30-plus years. Since MR research is now on the brink of moving into the real world, we reflect on three decades of collaborative MR research and try to reconcile it with existing theory from CSCW, to help position MR researchers to pursue fruitful directions for their work. To do this, we review the history of collaborative MR systems, investigating how the common taxonomies and frameworks in CSCW and MR research can be applied to existing work on collaborative MR systems, exploring where they have fallen behind, and look for new ways to describe current trends. Through identifying emergent trends, we suggest future directions for MR, and also find where CSCW researchers can explore new theory that more fully represents the future of working, playing and being with others Refereed/Peer-reviewed
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- 2019