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Conclusion:
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"These observations indicate that collaborators
rely not only on sharing a view of the drawings and the surrounding activity,
but also need a sense of awareness of the other participants for effective
collaboration."
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"Gestures, the process of making drawings,
concurrent access to the drawing space, fluent intermixing of drawing space actions,
and the ability to associate the marks with who is making them, all contribute
to maintaining effective communication and collaboration."
We need to
try to weaken the boundaries between actions in a groupware system and their
functionality to mimic face-to-face interaction. Where this is not possible
through simulation, then we need to provide mechanisms (coordinating
representations if you will) that at lease facilitate their functionality.