When working remotely with physical objects obvious problems of reference arise because of the lack of a mutually shared object. Systems aiming to support such work tend to be based on understandings of face-to-face interaction and frequently use video. However, video introduces new interactional problems. This paper describes a field study of remote interaction around objects that is telephone...

Remote collaboration on physical objects is a topic of recurring interest within the CSCW community. Up until now, research has primarily focused on stationary settings with specially designed technical support to address problems of reference due to non-mutual access to the object. In this workshop paper I present remote truck service as an example of work practices that require mobile remote ...

In this issue of Neuron, Rinberg et al. show that mice use a speed-accuracy tradeoff in odor discrimination. Shorter sampling results in high performance for easy problems, and enforced longer sampling results in higher accuracy for difficult problems, but mice freely choose intermediate sampling durations and accuracy varies with difficulty. Reward value and task requirements may determine sam...

Moreover, I claim that:  the framework should include a metamodel and the means to implement whatever sociotechnical systems are modeled and embed these systems in an environment that supports its operation.  the metamodel and the supporting environment may be understood as (electronic or artificial) institutions.  the sociotecnical systems may be understood as normative multiagent systems ...