Reducing the "Information Gap" Between Synchronous and Asynchronous Co-operative Design Phases
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: : This paper aims to describe a particular role of annotations as co-operative artefacts in engineering design. In co-operative processes, where achieving a shared understanding between the participants from different domains is crucial, sharing the decisions and argumentations which lead to a solution is as important as sharing the solution itself. In our case study, we describe what we call an “information gap” between the asynchronous phase, when individual decisions are made, and the design review, when the solution is evaluated, and collective thinking influences the decisions. Then, within a conceptual design scenario, we show how semantic annotations can create a shared environment to help to reduce this gap, where all actors are able to elicit domainspecific constraints and engage discussions on design solution during the asynchronous phase. Key words: semantic annotation, engineering design, design communication, collaborative tool.
Authors: Onur Hisarciklilar, Jean-françois Boujut
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1495952079