Abstract

Collaborative mobile applications support users on the move in order to perform a collaborative task. One of the challenges when designing such applications is to consider the context where they will execute. Contextualized applications are easy to adopt by the users; unfortunately the design of contextualized tools is not evident. This paper presents a framework of contextual elements to be considered during the conception, analysis and design phases of a mobile collaborative application. This framework supports developers to identify non-functional requirements and part of the architectural design in order to get contextualized applications. The use of this framework is complementary to any structured software process. A framework use example is also presented as an illustration of its applicability.

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@article{cai-1644,
  author  = {Rosa Alarcón and Luis A. Guerrero and Sergio F. Ochoa and José A. Pino},
  title   = {Analysis and Design of Mobile Collaborative Applications Using Contextual Elements},
  journal = {Computing and Informatics},
  volume  = {25},
  number  = {6},
  pages   = {469--496},
  year    = {2006},
  issn    = {1335-9150},
  url     = {https://cai.type.sk/content/2006/6/analysis-and-design-of-mobile-collaborative-applications-using-contextual-elements/}
}
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