A Field Study of Community Bar: (Mis)-matches between Theory and Practice

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dc.contributor.authorRomero, Nataliaeng
dc.contributor.authorMcEwan, Gregoreng
dc.contributor.authorGreenberg, Sauleng
dc.date.accessioned2008-02-27T22:06:41Z
dc.date.available2008-02-27T22:06:41Z
dc.date.computerscience2006-03-27eng
dc.date.issued2006-03-27eng
dc.description.abstractCommunity Bar (CB) is groupware supporting informal awareness and casual interaction. CB s design was derived from three sources: prior empirical research findings concerning informal awareness and casual interaction, a comprehensive sociological theory called the Locales Framework, and the Focus/Nimbus model of awareness. We conducted an in-depth field study of a group s on-going use of Community Bar over several weeks. We use results obtained from this study to reflect upon the matches and mis-matches that occurred between the theoretical usage behaviour predicted by our theoretical design principles versus the actual usage behaviours observed in the deployed implementation. As a critique, this reflection is an important iterative step in considering how CB should be redesigned, and serves as a cautionary tale of the difficulty of translating theoretical nuances into practice.eng
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dc.identifier.department2006-826-19eng
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30633
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/45899
dc.language.isoEngeng
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryeng
dc.publisher.facultyScienceeng
dc.subjectComputer Scienceeng
dc.titleA Field Study of Community Bar: (Mis)-matches between Theory and Practiceeng
dc.typeunknown
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Scienceeng
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