A circular visualization of people's activities in distributed teams

When working in distributed teams, it is very important to be aware of the activities of all members, since it provides hints about when they might be available for collaboration. We propose a novel visualization technique that combines several representations to show the daily patterns of team members' activities. It uses a 24h circular display to facilitate international collaboration across time zones. Current calendar information can be compared to the typical patterns and reveal likely availability. User studies evaluating the tool that implements the proposed technique are reported and discussed. A visualization technique that shows daily patterns of people activities.Visualization of activities of several individuals at once.The goal of the visualization is to foster interpersonal awareness.The tool implementing the technique is also described.The technique can be generalized and used in different contexts.

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