Electronic Glassboard – Conception and Implementation of an Interactive Tele-presence Application Benjamin Koehne and Peter Thies Ph.D. Student, Department of Informatics Advisor: David Redmiles Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences University of California, Irvine

Abstract

This work presents a conception of a novel tele-presence system with an integrated interactive component. Previous solutions in this research area mainly focus on communication and do not offer sufficient, intuitive cooperation support for distributed meeting members. The Electronic Glassboard fills this gap by integrating the video display and drawing area. This allows for cooperative sketching without losing direct eye-contact with the cooperation partner.

 

Bio

Benjamin Koehne's research interests are in CSCW, long-distance collaboration and virtual workenvironments. He received his Diploma in Business Information Management from Stuttgart Media University, Germany in 2007. He joined the ICS Ph.D. program in Fall of 2009; Informatics Chair Prof. David Redmiles serves as his advisor. Previously Benjamin worked at RIB Software (UK) Ltd. London.