Category: CSCW
Abstract: The Nick experiment was an empirical study
        conducted to explore and increase the understanding
        of prototype meeting support technology usage by
        software design teams working on unstructured,
        high-level design problems.  The paper interprets
        the experimental data, and accounts for interactions
        among the three main effects of technology, team and
        task.  The salient findings were: 1) the electronic
        messaging facility emerged as a potentially
        effective way for group members to attain more
        equality and to influence the direction of the
        meetings; and 2) group focus and attention on
        completing the task was increased for groups using
        an electronic blackboard.
Number: 1
Bibtype: Article
Booktitle: Office: Technology and People
Author: G. L. Rein
        C.A. Ellis
Title: The NICK experiment reinterpreted: Implications for
        developers and evaluators of groupware
Note: face-to-face meetings, evaluation
Year: 1989
Volume: 5