Title :
A multimedia system for flexible cooperation
Author :
Wilbur, Sylvia ; Hewitt, Betty ; Ing, Sarom
Author_Institution :
Queen Mary & Westfield Coll., London Univ., UK
Abstract :
A media space is currently being constructed which consists of three distinct components: audio/video equipment; groupware presenting a shared workspace; and a distributed software architecture providing layered services to support a variety of modes of cooperation in a highly-interactive work environment. The hardware configuration is described, with comments on the significance of equipment layout and performance, based on previous experience in multimedia conferencing. Initial work on a distributed software architecture is discussed, which will provide appropriate audio/video services layered to support a variety of modes of interaction
Keywords :
groupware; multimedia systems; audio/video equipment; distributed software architecture; flexible cooperation; groupware; hardware configuration; highly-interactive work environment; layered services; media space; multimedia conferencing; multimedia system; Collaboration; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Educational institutions; Hardware; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Software architecture; Space technology; Video equipment;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1992. ICC '92, Conference record, SUPERCOMM/ICC '92, Discovering a New World of Communications., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0599-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1992.268147
