Against ambiguity

Computer Supported Cooperative Work: CSCW: An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-183

  Stacey, Martin ^a   Eckert, Claudia ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Collaborative design; Communication; Knitwear; Knowledge level; Metanotation; Negotiation; Sketching

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KNIT FABRICS;

AMBIGUITY; COLLABORATIVE DESIGN; DESIGN COMMUNICATION; KNITWEAR; KNOWLEDGE LEVEL; METANOTATION; SKETCHING;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 0038806486     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023924110279     Document Type: Article

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