TY - GEN
T1 - Feeling distance
T2 - 19th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2016
AU - Pallarino, Timothy
AU - Free, Aaron
AU - Mutuc, Katrina
AU - Yarosh, Svetlana
PY - 2016/2/27
Y1 - 2016/2/27
N2 - Physical distance presents a challenge for building and maintaining relationships. With recent work showing the effectiveness of both visual and haptic feedback in supporting interpersonal touch over a distance, such technologies look to bridge this gap and improve existing communication technologies. In this project, we explore the potential role of shape-shifting displays for doing so. We present two prototypes, one using linear slide potentiometers and the other using linear actuators, that incorporate these forms of feedback to facilitate mediated social touch. We present the benefits and drawbacks of each system, and conclude that, for a system focused on collaboration and synchronous communication, linear actuators may be better suited due to their load capacity and precision.
AB - Physical distance presents a challenge for building and maintaining relationships. With recent work showing the effectiveness of both visual and haptic feedback in supporting interpersonal touch over a distance, such technologies look to bridge this gap and improve existing communication technologies. In this project, we explore the potential role of shape-shifting displays for doing so. We present two prototypes, one using linear slide potentiometers and the other using linear actuators, that incorporate these forms of feedback to facilitate mediated social touch. We present the benefits and drawbacks of each system, and conclude that, for a system focused on collaboration and synchronous communication, linear actuators may be better suited due to their load capacity and precision.
KW - HP sprout
KW - Mediated social touch
KW - Remote communication
KW - Shape-shifting displays
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U2 - 10.1145/2818052.2869124
DO - 10.1145/2818052.2869124
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84963623687
T3 - Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW
SP - 361
EP - 364
BT - Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing Companion, CSCW 2016 Companion
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 26 February 2016 through 2 March 2016
ER -