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BibTeX citation key: viegas.206
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Viégas Fernanda B. & Wattenberg Martin (2004). Visualizing dynamic, evolving documents and the interactions of multiple collaborating authors : A preliminary report. Cambridge, Massachusetts : IBM Watson Research Center.
Added by: Laure Endrizzi 2006-02-13 15:57:44 Last edited by: Laure Endrizzi 2007-11-19 07:37:06
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Abstract
Most documents are the product of continual evolution. An essay may undergo dozens of revisions; source code for a computer program may undergo thousands. And as online collaboration becomes increasingly common, we see more and more ever-evolving group-authored texts. This site is a preliminary report on a simple visual technique, history flow, that provides a clear view of complex records of contributions and collaboration.
History flow provides answers at a glance to questions like, Has a community contributed to the text or has it been mostly written by a single author? How much has a particular contributor influenced the current version of the document? Is the text's evolution marked by spurts of intense revision activity or does it reflect a smooth transition from its beginning to the present?
Added by: Laure Endrizzi Last edited by: Laure Endrizzi
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