Video demonstration of experiment into computer-mediated communication, deindividuation and group decision-making

The BBC filmed a simulation of our early experiment (Lea & Spears, 1991) into group computer-mediated communication for a programme called “Computers in Conversation” which was first broadcast on BBC2 in 1995. The programme, which discussed the emerging potential of a relatively cueless text-based computer medium for social interaction and group collaboration, was part of an Open University series on Information … Read more