ScoringTalk and WatchingMeter: utterance and gaze visualization for co-located collaboration

Abstract

In order to enhance communication, various ways for supporting communication have been researched [Terken and Sturm 2010; Bergstrom and Karahalios 2007]. However, most of these works are difficult to set up because these works need special things, for example, having or wearing a microphone, a room equipped with a projector. On the other hand, our system [Adachi et al. 2014] only requires devices with two cameras and a display such as tablets and smartphones since the devices can both sensing and visualizing, and popular, therefore the system has the advantage of being easy to use. In addition, our system can provide different (controlled) information to the individual since each participant has the own display. We consider the system is useful in brainstorming, group meetings, tabletop games with conversation, and so on.