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Digital Tables for Collaborative Information Exploration

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Tabletops - Horizontal Interactive Displays

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There is great potential for digital tabletop displays to be integrated in tomorrow’s work and learning environments, in which the exploration of information is a common task. In this chapter, we describe the stream of research that focuses on digital tabletop collaborative visualization environments. We focus on two types of interfaces: those for information exploration and data analysis in the context of workplaces, and those for more casual information exploration in public settings such as museums.

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    Isenberg, P., Hinrichs, U., Hancock, M., Carpendale, S. (2010). Digital Tables for Collaborative Information Exploration. In: Müller-Tomfelde, C. (eds) Tabletops - Horizontal Interactive Displays. Human-Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-113-4_16

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