A Multi-touch Interface for Enhancing Collaborative UML Diagramming
Baghaei, Nilufar; Basheri, Mohammed
Date
2012Citation:
Basheri, M., and Baghaei, N. (2012). A Multi-touch Interface for Enhancing Collaborative UML Diagramming. OzCHI '12 Proceedings of the 24th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference , Melbourne, Australia. pp. 30-33. doi: 10.1145/2414536.2414541.Permanent link to Research Bank record:
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/2203Abstract
Multi-touch interfaces facilitate collaborative learning and, thus, represent a promising educational technology. Their ability to synchronously accommodate multiple users is an advantage in co-located collaborative design tasks. This paper explores the multi-touch interface’s
potential in collaborative Unified Modelling Language (UML) diagramming by comparing it to a PC-based tool. The results of the study demonstrate that the use of the
multi-touch table enables an increase in the equity of participation, enhanced collaboration amongst team members, and the facilitation of parallel-participative design.