'Where are you pointing at?' A study of remote collaboration in a wearable videoconference system

Conference paper (1999)

Authors

Martin Bauer University of Stuttgart
Gerd Kortuem University of Stuttgart
Z. Segall University of Stuttgart
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Published Date

1999

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English

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Abstract

This paper reports on an empirical study aimed at evaluating the utility of a reality-augmenting telepointer in a wearable videoconference system. Results show that using this telepointer a remote expert can effectively guide and direct a field worker's manual activities. By analyzing verbal communication behavior and pointing gestures, we were able to determine that experts overwhelmingly preferred pointing for guiding workers through physical tasks.