Tabletops tend to be small-group environments, contrasting with personal devices and public whiteboards¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Tabletop interfaces provide a hands-on multi-modal medium for co-located interaction within small groups, sitting between personal devices and public whiteboards. → Gerry Stahl 2011

Evidence¶

Gerry Stahl 2011¶

Gerry Stahl. (2011). Collaborating around the tabletop. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 6:485–490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-011-9135-7

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Descriptive statement from the editorial's summary of the Dillenbourg and Evans overview paper, characterizing tabletops' socio-cultural flavor as a hands-on multi-modal medium for co-located small-group interaction.

"So tabletops tend to be small-group environments, in contrast both to the personal style of desktops, laptops, or mobile devices and to the public or classroom style of whiteboards."

Discussion¶

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