Identifying, relating, and evaluating design patterns for the design of software for synchronous collaboration

Abstract

Many working environments require that geographicallydistributed or co-located work group members work together -supported by software -in developing and refining one commonly shared resource in the same time. Hence, synchronous collaboration is common to various contexts and domains, examples being drawing, searching, text editing, and game solving. However, little work has been done in identifying design patterns for the design of systems for such collaboration. This line of research aims at identifying, relating and evaluating such design patterns for providing: a). a better understanding of the design processes of synchronous collaborative software, and b). a repository of knowledge comprising best practices in such design processes for practitioners.

A design pattern for representing Workspace Awareness

“…Another work of an empirical nature regarding patterns for CSCW was presented by Iacob [12]. In this study, she evaluated the impact of using a collection of CSCW patterns [13] in the design of synchronous applications by evaluating 18 students' teams. Moreover, by means of that experiment, the understandability of those patterns was measured as well as the strategies that novice designers developed when working with that collection of design patterns.…”

Estendendo a Molic Para Apoiar O Design De Sistemas Colaborativos

“…Diferentes pesquisas propõem métodos para facilitar e acelerar o processo de design da colaboração (Alarcon, Guerrero, Ochoa, & Pino, 2006;Barbosa, 2002Barbosa, , 2007Döweling, Schmidt, & Göb, 2012;Fuks, Raposo, Gerosa, & Lucena, 2004;Molina, Redondo, & Ortega, 2009;Prates, 1998), bem como apresentar estudos sobre a prática de design (Andersen, 2013;Iacob, 2011Iacob, , 2012Rama & Bishop, 2006;Schadewitz, 2009;Shah, Marchionini, & Kelly, 2009). Neste trabalho, são identificados os problemas e lacunas desses trabalhos que motivam a elaboração de uma extensão para uma linguagem de modelagem de interação baseada na Engenharia Semiótica para o design de sistemas colaborativos, a MoLIC.…”