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Storage Bins: Mobile Storage for Collaborative Tabletop Displays
July/August 2005 (vol. 25 no. 4)
pp. 58-65
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Stacey D. Scott, M. Sheelagh T. Carpendale, Stefan Habelski, "Storage Bins: Mobile Storage for Collaborative Tabletop Displays," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 58-65, July/August, 2005.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MCG.2005.86,
author = {Stacey D. Scott and M. Sheelagh T. Carpendale and Stefan Habelski},
title = {Storage Bins: Mobile Storage for Collaborative Tabletop Displays},
journal ={IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications},
volume = {25},
number = {4},
issn = {0272-1716},
year = {2005},
pages = {58-65},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCG.2005.86},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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JO - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
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SN - 0272-1716
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PY - 2005
KW - tabletop displays
KW - casual storage
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KW - interface design
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Stacey D. Scott, University of Calgary
M. Sheelagh T. Carpendale, University of Calgary
Stefan Habelski, University of Calgary
Casual piling of paper-based media during traditional tabletop collaboration is an important practice that helps coordinate task and group interactions. Previous research has shown that the ability to move piles around on a table plays a critical role in accessing and sharing task resources. However, existing casual storage techniques for digital workspaces only provide access to stored items at the periphery of the workspace, potentially compromising collaborative interactions at a digital tabletop display. To address this issue, this article introduces storage bins, a mobile storage mechanism that enables access to stored items anywhere in the workspace. It also presents an exploratory user study involving the use of mobile and peripheral storage mechanisms on a large, high-resolution, collaborative tabletop display. Findings from this study demonstrate the utility of storage bins and further our understanding of the impact of mobile and peripheral storage mechanisms on collaboration at a tabletop display.

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Index Terms:
tabletop displays, casual storage, mobile container widget, interface design, large display, co-located collaboration, computer-supported collaboration, group work
Citation:
Stacey D. Scott, M. Sheelagh T. Carpendale, Stefan Habelski, "Storage Bins: Mobile Storage for Collaborative Tabletop Displays," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 58-65, July-Aug. 2005, doi:10.1109/MCG.2005.86
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