Putting Our Minds Together: Iterative Exploration for Collaborative Mind Mapping

Authors. Ying Yang, Tim Dwyer, Zachari Swiecki, Benjamin Lee, Michael Wybrow, Maxime Cordeil, Teresa Wulandari, Bruce H. Thomas, Mark Billinghurst

Venue. AHs (2024)

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Abstract. We delineate the development of a mind-mapping system designed concurrently for both VR and desktop platforms. Employing an iterative methodology with groups of users, we systematically examined and improved various facets of our system, including interactions, communication mechanisms and gamification elements, to streamline the mind-mapping process while augmenting situational awareness and promoting active engagement among collaborators. We also report our observational findings on these facets from this iterative design process.

@inproceedings{10.1145/3652920.3653043,
    title        = {Putting Our Minds Together: Iterative Exploration for Collaborative Mind Mapping},
    author       = {Yang, Ying and Dwyer, Tim and Swiecki, Zachari and Lee, Benjamin and Wybrow, Michael and Cordeil, Maxime and Wulandari, Teresa and Thomas, Bruce H and Billinghurst, Mark},
    year         = {2024},
    booktitle    = {Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference 2024},
    publisher    = {ACM},
    series       = {AHs '24},
    pages        = {255–258},
    doi          = {10.1145/3652920.3653043},
    url          = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3652920.3653043},
    abstract     = {We delineate the development of a mind-mapping system designed concurrently for both VR and desktop platforms. Employing an iterative methodology with groups of users, we systematically examined and improved various facets of our system, including interactions, communication mechanisms and gamification elements, to streamline the mind-mapping process while augmenting situational awareness and promoting active engagement among collaborators. We also report our observational findings on these facets from this iterative design process.},
    numpages     = {4},
    keywords     = {Collaborative Sensemaking, Gamification, Hand Gestures, Virtual Reality}
}