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The Montage Project

Montage

Montage uses audio-video connections among networked workstations to provide a sense of lightweight access among distributed group members. It tries to provide group members that are distributed in different locations with a sense of being able walk down hallways and peek in through office doors to make contact.
Montage uses momentary, reciprocal video glances between computer desktops to see if now is an opportune time to have an interaction. If it is, users can quickly start a full desktop video conference, but if not, Montage integrates quick access to an on-line calendar, e-mail, or Stickups (electronic notes) to help coordinate a good time to re-establish contact.

Related Papers

"Montage: Providing Teleproximity for Distributed Groups" -- a paper describing the design of Montage, presented at the Conference on Computer Human Interaction (CHI) `94.

"Supporting Distributed Groups with a Montage of Lightweight Interactions" -- a paper describing a use study of Montage, presented at the Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) `94.

For more information about Montage, contact John Tang.

Ellen Isaacs, Tom Rodriguez, Alan Ruberg, Monica Rua, and Andy Hao have been involved with the Montage project.

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