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标题：Comparing Horizontal and Vertical Surfaces for a Collaborative Design Task
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作者：Brianna Potvin ; Colin Swindells ; Melanie Tory 等
期刊名称：Advances in Human-Computer Interaction
印刷版ISSN：1687-5893
电子版ISSN：1687-5907
出版年度：2012
卷号：2012
DOI：10.1155/2012/137686
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：We investigate the use of different surface orientations for collaborative design tasks. Specifically, we compare horizontal and vertical surface orientations used by dyads performing a collaborative design task while standing. We investigate how the display orientation influences group participation including face-to-face contact, total discussion, and equality of physical and verbal participation among participants. Our results suggest that vertical displays better support face-to-face contact whereas side-by-side arrangements encourage more discussion. However, display orientation has little impact on equality of verbal and physical participation, and users do not consistently prefer one orientation over the other. Based on our findings, we suggest that further investigation into the differences between horizontal and vertical orientations is warranted.