A collaborative workspace is an inter-connected environment in which all the participants in dispersed locations can access and interact with each other just as inside a single entity. The environment is generally supported by electronic communications and application software which enable participants to overcome space and time differentials, enhance productivity and reduce costs. These are typically enabled by a shared mental model, common information, and a shared understanding by all of the participants regardless of physical location. Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ...
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When there are a reasonable number of fragments in the workspace, the groupings of fragments need to have their meanings stabilized as it is not possible for any one person to remember the entire state of the workspace.
The intent of the overview is to provide workspace awareness [7,8], where individuals can stay aware of where their collaborators are working and what they are doing.
Figure 6b illustrates what the workspace looks like after this round; comparing it to Figure 6a shows that while the categorizations are still the same, some of the 92 cards have been relocated and moved into piles-only 56 objects (cards, piles) are now visible.