Mediating objects in new industrial cooperative practices: an empirical in situ study.

in International Reports on Socio-Informatics (2010), 7(1), 240-253

This paper studies new cooperative practices using an “anthropo-based” approach of “mediating objects”. It provides insights into cooperative modalities with draughtsmen and mediating objectsʼ potentials ... [more ▼]

This paper studies new cooperative practices using an “anthropo-based” approach of “mediating objects”. It provides insights into cooperative modalities with draughtsmen and mediating objectsʼ potentials as efficient cooperative medium. It suggests to consider design toolsʼ and representationsʼ complementarities instead of maladjustments in order to design cooperative support systems closer to real industrial practices. [less ▲]

Quality of collaboration in a distant collaborative architectural educational setting

in International Reports on Socio-Informatics (2010), 7(1), 40-48

This paper analyses the quality of collaboration of two student teams in a longitudinal study of a collaborative distant architectural studio. Based on a simple method to assess several dimensions of this ... [more ▼]

This paper analyses the quality of collaboration of two student teams in a longitudinal study of a collaborative distant architectural studio. Based on a simple method to assess several dimensions of this quality of collaboration, we compared the two groups at three stages of the design process. We also analysed how the quality of collaboration evolved over time and as a function of the design stage. We finally discuss the interests of the method and some insights to support a better understanding of mechanisms of collaboration. [less ▲]