What's happening?

1 April 2000

proceedings article
Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

p. 253-254
https://doi.org/10.1145/633292.633440

Abstract

This article introduces the "What's Happening" desktop application for maintaining and enhancing community awareness. "What's Happening" uses a small visualization display and animation to provide unobtrusive information delivery and lightweight chat-room support. The article also discusses our early experiences with the system.

Keywords

CSCW
COMMUNITY AWARENESS
INFORMAL COMMUNICATION
PERIPHERAL INFORMATION DELIVERY
VISUALIZATION

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