How push-to-talk makes talk less pushy

2003/11/07 by Allison Woodruff, Paul M. Aoki · 2 citations
Computer Science · Psychology · #Digital Communication and Language #Speech and dialogue systems #Team Dynamics and Performance #cs.HC

paper · pdf · doi:10.1145/958160.958187

published as Proc. ACM SIGGROUP Conf. on Supporting Group Work, Sanibel Island, FL, Nov. 2003, 170-179. ACM Press. · 10 pages

arxiv created 2003/11/07 · openalex publication_date 2003/11/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

This paper presents an exploratory study of college-age students using two-way, push-to-talk cellular radios. We describe the observed and reported use of cellular radio by the participants. We discuss how the half-duplex, lightweight cellular radio communication was associated with reduced interactional commitment, which meant the cellular radios could be used for a wide range of conversation styles. One such style, intermittent conversation, is characterized by response delays. Intermittent conversation is surprising in an audio medium, since it is typically associated with textual media such as instant messaging. We present design implications of our findings.

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