Rethinking video as a technology for interpersonal communications: Theory and design implications

International Journal of Human - Computer Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 501-529

  Whittaker, Steve ^a  

^a Lotus Development Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY ALLOCATION; IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SYNCHRONIZATION; TELECONFERENCING; VIDEO TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT;

FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS; NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION; REAL TIME VIDEO;

VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0029304904     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1995.1022     Document Type: Article

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