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SUMMARY:The Impact of Computer Interfaces on Multi-Objective Negotiation P
 roblems - Moe Hadhrawi (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20161124T144500Z
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CONTACT:Gyuri Denes
DESCRIPTION:Planning a city is a complex task that requires collaboration 
 between multiple stakeholders who have different and often conflicting goa
 ls and objectives. Researchers have studied the role of technology in grou
 p collaboration for many years. It has been noted that when the task betwe
 en collaborators increases in complexity\, such as in a decision-making pr
 ocess\, the use of computer technology could enhance\, or disturb\, the co
 llaboration process. This thesis evaluates whether a Tangible User Interfa
 ce (TUI) is more effective for multi-objective group decision-making than 
 a Graphical User Interface (GUI). To examine this question\, I designed an
 d developed the CityGame framework\, a web-based negotiation and decision-
 support game with a multi-modal interface for an urban planning scenario. 
 The interfaces were evaluated in a within-subjects study with 31 participa
 nts of varying background\, who were assigned a planning task in a gamepla
 y session. Results show that tangible interfaces have some observable adva
 ntages over digital interfaces in this scenario.
LOCATION:SS03 Meeting Room\, Computer Laboratory
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