@inproceedings{1afab5718ca64a5ab8b55e3f8b07c933,
title = "Task assignment and visualization on tabletop and smartphones",
abstract = "This paper introduces a system to assign and visualize tasks of projects for tabletop computers and smartphone devices. In general, task assignment is a highly collaborative process and requires intensive discussions among project participants. Therefore, face-to-face communication is recommended for this process because it promises better results than network-based communication. It is faster in reaching a consensus, richer in terms of quality of communication and tends to be more satisfying for the group (compared to computer-mediated communication) [2]. The use of a tabletop system promises to deliver benefits of both worlds: the productivity and availability of computer-mediated systems and the social benefits of face-to-face communication. To this end, we introduce MultiTask, a digital tool to plan projects and assign related tasks. MultiTask consists of two components: a tabletop application for table discussions and an Android companion application with limited interaction possibilities in order to provide better availability while on the move. An explorative evaluation involving qualitative methodologies was conducted in order to improve the system and identify participants? preferences regarding this approach.",
keywords = "Direct manipulation, Face-to-face collaboration, Smartphone devices, Tabletop (surface) computers, Task assignment, Task visualization",
author = "Benedikt Haas and Florian Echtler",
year = "2014",
month = nov,
day = "16",
doi = "10.1145/2669485.2669538",
language = "English",
series = "ITS 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces",
pages = "311--316",
booktitle = "ITS 2014 - Proceedings of the 2014 ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
address = "United States",
note = "9th ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces, ITS 2014 ; Conference date: 16-11-2014 Through 19-11-2014",
}