Category: CSCW
Abstract: Besides all the normal problems of building
        single-user applications, a groupware developer must
        be concerned with technical issues such as
        synchronization, concurrency, communications,
        registration and more. The developer must also
        understand and incorporate the fundamental CSCW human
        factors issues identified for effective group work. 
        Groupware toolkits are now emerging that address some
        of these issues. By providing the key components for
        common groupware needs, the toolkits can reduce
        development effort, enable rapid prototyping, and
        increase product quality of multi-user applications. 
        GroupKit is our approach a groupware toolkit
        implementation for real-time work. Its design is based
        on both the technical underpinnings necessary for
        real-time groupware and on user-centered features
        identified by existing CSCW human factors work.
Number: Research Report
Institution: Department of Computer Science,
        University of Calgary
Bibtype: TechReport
Month: mar
Author: Mark Roseman
        Saul Greenberg
Title: GroupKit: A Groupware Toolkit for Building Real-Time
        Conferencing Applications
Year: 1992
Address: Calgary, Alberta, Canada