Title :
A distributed group tool for issue analysis
Author :
Hayne, Stephen ; Purdin, Titus
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manage. Inf. Syst., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
A description is given of the architecture and implementation of a distributed graphical tool, the Graphic Issue Analysis (GIA) system to support brainstorming and issue analysis. GIA is implemented using an object-oriented environment for personal computers attached to local networks. It allows groups to share issues and comments on those issues in real time. This group tool allows the user to represent a mental model graphically and share it with others in the group in real time. Conflicts are resolved and semantic information in a general form is preserved. It is expected that the information captured and displayed will greatly enhance the group´s ability to gather ideas and reach a consensus on those ideas
Keywords :
computer graphics; microcomputer applications; multi-access systems; user interfaces; Graphic Issue Analysis; brainstorming; distributed graphical tool; distributed group tool; ideas gathering; issue analysis; object-oriented environment; personal computers; real time; semantic information; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Couplings; Graphics; History; Information analysis; Management information systems; Medical services; Microcomputers; Parallel processing;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Computing, 1990., Proceedings of the 1990 Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Fayetteville, AR
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2031-5
DOI :
10.1109/SOAC.1990.82191
