An Analysis of the Spoken Aspects of Video Mediated Communication
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چکیده
We present a method for comparing the spoken aspects of communication in two different types ofvideo mediated meetings with spoken communication in faceto face meetings. Based on an analysis of the media characteristics offace-to-face communication, we derive a set of predictions about how the spoken characteristics of communication will differ in these two systems, as compared with face-to-face communication. As predicted, we found that adding video can *detract* from spoken conversation when networking bandwidths are limited. Contrary to our expectations, however, we found that even high quality video does not replicate all properties of face-to-face communication and we attempt to explain why!. FOOTNOTE (This study first appeared as an article in Human Computer Interaction, and was also reported in INTERCHI93 Conference on Computer Human Interaction. Here, we concentrate on the method, its use and limitations. For a more complete report of the results please refer to the original article.)
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