Are you there? Presence in collaborative distance work

Merja Bauters, Jana Pejoska, Eva Dural, Katri Annukka Saarikivi, Valtteri Wikström, Mari Falcon, Silja Martikainen

Tutkimustuotos: ArtikkelijulkaisuArtikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

Abstrakti

Already before the pandemic, digitally mediated collaborative work and communication were perceived as challenging. We investigate the attitudes towards emerging technologies and for transforming practises in workplaces. The focus lies on understanding the readiness for appropriating emotional tracking on presence and support for collaboration. The research-based design framework allowed to combine the various perspectives of the transdisciplinary team. Methods included participatory design, design thinking, contextual inquiry and prototype testing for enhancing presence while working with shared objects in video conferencing to explore the appropriation of tools. The findings revealed four indications: 1) awareness of interlocutors’ presence during synchronous communication is crucial. 2) Emotion and behaviour tracking raises concerns about privacy and personal control over what is displayed to others, and technology could be simpler non-distracting the work at hand. 3) The prototype was found to enhance the feeling of presence without disturbing work at hand, and 4) appropriation requires a step-by-step approach.
Alkuperäiskielienglanti
Artikkeli17
LehtiHuman Technology
Vuosikerta17
Numero3
Sivut261-293
Sivumäärä33
ISSN1795-6889
DOI - pysyväislinkit
TilaJulkaistu - 31 jouluk. 2021
OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä, vertaisarvioitu

Lisätietoja

doi linkki ei toimi 31.1.2022, ilmoitettu lehteen/US

Tieteenalat

  • 515 Psykologia
  • 516 Kasvatustieteet
  • 222 Muu tekniikka

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