Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

3-2013

Abstract

We deployed the ShareTable - a system that provides easy-to-initiate videochat and a shared tabletop task space - in four divorced households. Throughout the month of its use, the families employed the ShareTable to participate in shared activities, share emotional moments, and communicate closeness through metaphorical touch. The ShareTable provided a number of advantages over the phone and was easier to use than standard videoconferencing. However, it did also introduce concerns over privacy and new sources of conflict about appropriate calling practices. We relate our findings to the larger research landscape and present implications for future work.

Keywords

Camera-projector system, Children, Computer-mediated communication, Divorced families, Home, Tabletop

Discipline

Information Security

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Publication

Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work, San Antonio, United States, February 23 - 27

First Page

181

Last Page

192

ISBN

9781450313315

Identifier

10.1145/2441776.2441798

Publisher

ACM

City or Country

New York

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/2441776.2441798

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