Factors impacting usage patterns of collaborative tools designed to support global virtual design project networks

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 16, Issue , 2011, Pages 209-230

  Iorio, Josh ^a   Peschiera, Gabriel ^b   Taylor, John E ^b   Korpela, Lasse ^c  

^a Project Network Dynamics Lab ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Design; Project networks; Virtual teams; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; BUILDING MODEL; COLLABORATION; COLLABORATIVE INTERACTION; COLLABORATIVE SPACES; COLLABORATIVE TOOLS; COLLABORATIVE WORK; COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; COMPLEX PROJECTS; COST ESTIMATE; DESIGN COLLABORATION; FINLAND; FREQUENCY DATA; HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY; INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIES; INTEGRATED DESIGNS; MODEL MAPPINGS; NETHERLANDS; PROJECT NETWORKS; RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE; SECOND LIFE; SUPPORT DESIGN; UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE; UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; USAGE PATTERNS; VIRTUAL DESIGN; VIRTUAL NETWORKS; VIRTUAL TEAM; VIRTUAL WORLDS; WORK SCHEDULES;

COST ACCOUNTING; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; EQUIPMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DESIGN;

EID: 79954463215     PISSN: 14036835     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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