Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

10-2024

Abstract

Mixed Reality enables hybrid workspaces where physical and virtual monitors are adaptively created and moved to suit the current environment and needs. However, in shared settings, individual users’ workspaces are rarely aligned and can vary significantly in the number of monitors, available physical space, and workspace layout, creating inconsistencies between workspaces which may cause confusion and reduce collaboration. We present Desk2Desk, an optimization-based approach for remote collaboration in which the hybrid workspaces of two collaborators are fully integrated to enable immersive side-by-side collaboration. The optimization adjusts each user’s workspace in layout and number of shared monitors and creates a mapping between workspaces to handle inconsistencies between workspaces due to physical constraints (e.g. physical monitors). We show in a user study how our system adaptively merges dissimilar physical workspaces to enable immersive side-by-side collaboration, and demonstrate how an optimization-based approach can effectively address dissimilar physical layouts.

Keywords

Shared workspace, Remote collaboration, Mixed reality, Gesture retargeting

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management; Software and Cyber-Physical Systems

Publication

Proceedings of the 37th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST 2024) : Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 13-16

First Page

1

Last Page

15

Identifier

10.1145/3654777.3676339

Publisher

ACM Digital Library

City or Country

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3654777.3676339

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