TY - JOUR
T1 - Revisiting collaboration through mixed reality
T2 - the evolution of groupware
AU - Ens, Barrett
AU - Lanir, Joel
AU - Tang, Anthony
AU - Bateman, Scott
AU - Lee, Gun
AU - Piumsomboon, Thammathip
AU - Billinghurst, Mark
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Augmented reality
KW - Collaborative mixed reality
KW - Collaborative technology
KW - Computer supported cooperative work
KW - Mixed reality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85066992832&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2019.05.011
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2019.05.011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066992832
VL - 131
SP - 81
EP - 98
JO - International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
JF - International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
SN - 1071-5819
ER -