"Who's in charge here?" Communicating across unequal computer platforms

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2004

Abstract

The effect of communication via heterogeneous computer platforms, having different computing power, was studied. An analysis of solution times found that subjects with mixed platforms worked slower than their homogeneous counterparts. It was observed that a person in charge with a PC worked faster if his partner had a PC, and the PC-to-PDA combination took significantly more time than the PC-to-PC combination. Display disparities can take different forms, as they can result from physical characteristics of display devices, such as size, color resolution, aspect ratio, and spatial distribution.

Identifier

10844279981 (Scopus)

Publication Title

ACM Transactions on Computer Human Interaction

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1145/1035575.1035579

ISSN

10730516

First Page

407

Last Page

444

Issue

4

Volume

11

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