Results from a program of computer conference experiments: statistical observations of user behavior under the FORUM system

Abstract

The FORUM project at the Institute for the Future is currently at the second year of a three-year effort to study the effectiveness of computer conferencing udder various types of group conditions. For the last twelve months we have had the opportunity to observe the behavior of a variety of user groups communicating through the FORUM system made available to them on an international computer network. This presentation will review the findings of an analysis effort based on ten experimental computer conferences for which monitor statistics are available.