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1	Exploring the feasibility of using tabletop displays for construction design meetings Chakrabarty, Subhanil 24 March 2011 (has links) We have investigated the feasibility of using digital tabletop displays during design team meetings to improve access to design information. To achieve this goal, we have applied various design guidelines for tabletop interface design and requirements for digital meeting scenarios in order to implement design ideas (in a prototype named Mozaic) that specifically cater to design team meetings. Mozaic intends to improve information retrieval and browsing activities during meetings thereby improving information access through a tile based layout, pop-up menu control and filtered list. We have evaluated the features of Mozaic through an exploratory study on a tabletop display (in comparison to a commonly used desktop software tool, which was also used on the tabletop) to evaluate various design ideas and ferret out design ideas for future iterations of Mozaic. We present the result of this study as observations and user feedback and discuss them in the light of interface development for design meeting situations. HCI Display Co-located Collaboration Design team Interaction design Interface User Experience Tiled Display Circular Menu Architecture Civil Construction engineering Visualization Floor plan Design coordination Design development Usability Information access Design guidelines