Individual and Collaborative Benefits of Interactive Large-Screen Display Systems

交互式大屏幕显示系统的个人和协作优势

• 批准号: 341884-2012
• 负责人: Scott, Stacey
• 金额: $ 1.6万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=572396
• 关键词: Individual; Collaborative; Benefits; Interactive; Large

Technological advances have significantly increased the feasibility of interactive large-screen display (LSD) systems, such as interactive walls and tabletops. Commercial, interactive walls have been available for over ten years, with the Canadian-built, SMART BoardTM available in many North American schools and boardrooms. Commercial digital tabletops have only recently become available, most notably with the release of Microsoft's SurfaceTM and the SMART TableTM in 2007 and 2008, respectively. However, unlike smaller multi-touch devices, such as Apple's iPadTM, adoption of LSDs has been much slower. This slow adoption is, in part, due to a lack of empirical evidence demonstrating the specific benefits that LSD systems provide over existing technologies. Given the relatively high cost of LSD systems, organizations need to be confident that adopting these systems will improve operations. To address this issue, this research aims to uncover the specific individual and collaborative benefits LSD technologies can provide in various task and usage contexts through a series of in-depth comparison studies. These studies will contrast LSD technologies against existing technologies in specific application domains, such as military and related domains. This research program will provide empirical evidence of the cognitive and collaborative benefits of LSD systems, which, in turn, will promote the adoption of LSD technology in public and commercial contexts. This promotion is expected to directly impact Canadian industry by creating new markets for Canadian hardware and software companies, such as SMART Technologies, Christie Digital, and Infusion Development, who currently develop LSD technologies. This research program will also help inform the design of future, improved LSDs. Finally, students will also be trained in large-screen display technologies, as well as more generally in human-computer interaction, collaborative technology design, software development, and qualitative and quantitative research methods, which are critical skills for industries developing information technologies, including the defence, healthcare, education, and corporate industries.

技术进步显著增加了交互式大屏幕显示（LSD）系统的可行性，例如交互式墙壁和桌面。商业互动墙已经有十多年的历史了，在许多北美学校和董事会会议室里都可以看到由美国人建造的SMART BoardTM。商业数字桌面只是最近才出现，最值得注意的是微软的Surface TM和SMART Table TM分别在2007年和2008年发布。然而，与苹果的iPad等小型多点触摸设备不同，LSD的采用速度要慢得多。这种缓慢的采用部分是由于缺乏经验证据证明LSD系统提供的特定好处超过现有技术。鉴于LSD系统的成本相对较高，组织需要相信采用这些系统将改善运营。为了解决这个问题，本研究旨在通过一系列深入的比较研究，揭示LSD技术在各种任务和使用环境中可以提供的特定个人和协作益处。这些研究将LSD技术与特定应用领域（如军事和相关领域）的现有技术进行对比。 该研究计划将提供LSD系统的认知和协作益处的经验证据，这反过来将促进LSD技术在公共和商业环境中的采用。预计这一促销活动将直接影响加拿大工业，为目前开发LSD技术的加拿大硬件和软件公司创造新市场，如SMART技术公司、科视Christie Digital公司和Infusion Development公司。这项研究计划还将有助于为未来改进的LSD设计提供信息。最后，学生还将接受大屏幕显示技术的培训，以及更普遍的人机交互，协作技术设计，软件开发以及定性和定量研究方法，这些都是开发信息技术行业的关键技能，包括国防，医疗保健，教育和企业行业。