Publisher Summary This chapter discusses s ethnographic workplace studies and computer-
supported cooperative work. A community of practice (COP) approach allows focusing on …

We review current spatial approaches to CSCW (mediaspaces, spatial video conferencing,
collaborative virtual environments and telepresence) and classify them along the proposed …

During the last year we have been designing and studying a computer based tool intended
to strengthen social group awareness within aresearch laboratory. While awareness has …

Large design and manufacturing projects are conducted in elaborate settings.
Interdependent specialists work together, building complex systems. A substantial part of …

This paper investigates some of the issues which will determine the viability of the world-
wide web as an infrastructure for cooperative work. In fact, taking a weak definition of …

ABSTRACT CSCW toolkits are designed to ease development of CSCW applications. They
provide common, reusable components for cooperative system design, allowing application …

In domains like air traffic management, aircraft carrier operations, and space mission control,
practitioners coordinate their activities through voice loops that allow communication among …

This paper presents analyses of the work done in setting up, maintaining, troubleshooting
and interacting within Collaborative Virtual Environments(CVES). CVES, where multiple …

This paper reports an ethnographic study of design work in the fashion industry. Contrary
tomany images of fashion design, in this setting, it is essentially tied to organizational and …

This dissertation documents the research activities conducted during my Ph. D. work. The
work began in January 1993 and lasted for three years. The work was supervised by …