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Future ofces are likely reshaped by Augmented Reality (AR) extending the display space while maintaining awareness of surroundings, and thus promise to support collaborative tasks such as brainstorming or sensemaking. However, it is unclear how physical surroundings and co-located collaboration infuence the spatial organization of virtual content for sensemaking. Therefore, we conducted a study (N=28) to investigate the efect of ofce environments and work styles during a document classifcation task using AR with regard to content placement, layout strategies, and sensemaking workfows. Results show that participants require furniture, especially tables and whiteboards, to assist sensemaking and collaboration regardless of room settings, while generous CHI '22, April 29-May 5, 2022, New Orleans, LA, USA free spaces (e.g., walls) are likely used when available. Moreover, collaborating participants tend to use furniture despite personal layout preferences. We identifed diferent placement and layout strategies, as well as the transitions in-between. Finally, we propose design implications for future immersive sensemaking applications and beyond.

Author

Weizhou Luo; Anke Lehmann; Hjalmar Widengren; Raimund Dachselt

Publisher

ACM

Published

2022

Language

EN