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Brief description

Definitions

• Spaces
  Spaces offer a structured way to manage several rooms collectively.
• Rooms
  Every user can create rooms themselves.
• Thread
  The sum of all replies to a message (i.e. in an ad-hoc conversation). However, it also refers to the sum of all replies in a conversation or in a channel.
• Channel
  • labelled by hash #
  • the furthermost "outer" room in a chat
• Discussion 
  • labelled by two speech bubbles
  • "Sub room" in a channel
• Ad hoc discussion
  • When someone answers directly (in a channel or in a discussion), a new discussion will be opened automatically. This is called an ad hoc discussion. Answers are displayed with a blue button "x Replys" (when using the web browser). They open up in their own "room". In the web browser, this room can be directly next to the (main) discussion/channel
• Thread
• Answers / Replys
All answers in a channel or statements in a discussion

Examples of use

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• Arranging consultation hours
• Short feedback from students
• Brainstorming and exchanging thoughts with students and colleagues from TU Wien

Access

TUmatrix can be accessed in your web browser directly via https://chatmatrix.tuwien.ac.at/.

Desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux can be downloaded here. (Please do NOT use the Internet Explorer for download!)

The native mobile app Rocket.Chat+ for Android and iOS are available at Google Play and the App Store respectively.

When logging in using the app the server „chat.tuwien.ac.at“ must be inserted.

Instructions

Instructions on how to use Rocket Chat TUmatrix can be found at  https://rocket.chat/docs/TUmatrix.

Integration of upTUdate groups

To integrate an upTUdate group in TUmatrix, the following steps are necessary: Integration upTUdate Groups

Further Information

TUmatrix at the TU.it website

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