Multimedia and co-operative work in new product development: A participatory approach to virtual prototyping

Peter Muller, Jo van Engelen, Pieter Terlouw, Gert Jan de Vreede

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Abstract

In order to be successful, new product development requires a balance between market pull and technology push. On a project level this involves forging a link between the (technical) capabilities of the company and the needs of the market place. This paper describes an approach to forge this link early in the development process. Central to this approach is the use of advanced support tools. Group support technology is used to facilitate the interaction processes between and among product developers and future users and multi-media technology is used to transform designs into virtual prototypes. The approach is illustrated by a case study of the development of a new Internet Service.

Original languageEnglish
Pages777-782
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 1996
EventProceedings of the 1996 IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA'96. Part 2 (of 2) - Kauai, HI, USA
Duration: 18 Nov 199621 Nov 1996

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1996 IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA'96. Part 2 (of 2)
CityKauai, HI, USA
Period18/11/9621/11/96

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