About Synergo

The SYNERGO collaborative modelling environment is an experimental software prototype that is one of the main products of my research during the preparation of my PhD thesis and my participation in the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) group of the University of Patras.

The SYNERGO environment can be used to support collaborative problem solving and the analysis and exploration of collaborative activity.

Minimum hardware

CPU: Intel Pentium II 300 MHz or equivalent
RAM: 128 MB
Display: colour display @ 1024×768

Minimum software

Operating System: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS 8.1–9.x, Mac OS X, HP-UX, AIX or any other UNIX platform
Java Virtual Machine: Java 2 Runtime Environment v1.5 by Sun Microsystems
Network: 33.6 kbps modem

Installation & FAQ

Installation instructions

To run Synergo, your browser or operating system must support Java applications. Make sure you have the Java Runtime Environment installed (version 6 or newer).

Launch Synergo

Frequently asked questions

Open a terminal (or Command Prompt on Windows) and type the command: java -version

Visit java.com and install the latest version of the Java Runtime Environment.

Related publications

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M. Margaritis, C. Fidas and N. Avouris, “A framework to facilitate building of collaborative learning applications”, Advanced Technology for Learning (ATL) International Journal, Special Issue on Technology for Collaborative Learning, vol. 4, no. 1, 2007. PDF
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M. Margaritis, N. Avouris, G. Kahrimanis, “On Supporting Users’ Reflection during Small Groups Synchronous Collaboration”, 12th International Workshop on Groupware, CRIWG 2006, Valladolid, Spain, September 17–21, 2006. Groupware: Design, Implementation and Use, LNCS 4154, pp. 140–154, Springer Verlag, 2006. PDF
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N. Avouris, M. Margaritis, V. Komis, “Modelling interaction during small-group synchronous problem-solving activities: The Synergo approach”, 2nd International Workshop on Designing Computational Models of Collaborative Learning Interaction, ITS 2004 — 7th Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Maceio, Brazil, September 2004. PDF
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M. Margaritis, N. Avouris, V. Komis, “Visualization of Synchronous Collaborative Modeling Activities”, Proc. IEEE ICALT 2004, Joensuu, Finland, September 2004, pp. 1088–1089 (extended abstract). PDF