A stroking device for spatially separated couples

Eichhorn, Elisabeth; Wettach, Reto; Hornecker, Eva

doi:10.1145/1409240.1409274

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“…Also, a wide range of systems have been developed for the mediated representation of specific touch events between dyads such as kisses (Saadatian et al 2014), hugs (Mueller et al 2005;Cha et al 2008;Teh et al 2008;Gooch and Watts 2010;Tsetserukou 2010), pokes (Park et al 2011), handholding (Gooch and Watts 2012;Toet et al 2013), handshakes ), strokes on the hand (Eichhorn et al 2008), arm (Huisman et al 2013) and cheek , pinches, tickles (Furukawa et al 2012), pats (Bonanni et al 2006), squeezes (Rantala et al 2013), thermal signals (Gooch and Watts 2010;Suhonen et al 2012a,b), massages (Chung et al 2009), and intimate sexual touches (Solon 2015).…”

Section: Remote Communication Between Partnersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Touch in Humanâ€“Computer Interaction

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Toet²

2015

Front. Digit. Humanit.

136

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Touch is our primary non-verbal communication channel for conveying intimate emotions and as such essential for our physical and emotional wellbeing. In our digital age, human social interaction is often mediated. However, even though there is increasing evidence that mediated touch affords affective communication, current communication systems (such as videoconferencing) still do not support communication through the sense of touch. As a result, mediated communication does not provide the intense affective experience of co-located communication. The need for ICT mediated or generated touch as an intuitive way of social communication is even further emphasized by the growing interest in the use of touch-enabled agents and robots for healthcare, teaching, and telepresence applications. Here, we review the important role of social touch in our daily life and the available evidence that affective touch can be mediated reliably between humans and between humans and digital agents. We base our observations on evidence from psychology, computer science, sociology, and neuroscience with focus on the first two. Our review shows that mediated affective touch can modulate physiological responses, increase trust and affection, help to establish bonds between humans and avatars or robots, and initiate pro-social behavior. We argue that ICT mediated or generated social touch can (a) intensify the perceived social presence of remote communication partners and (b) enable computer systems to more effectively convey affective information. However, this research field on the crossroads of ICT and psychology is still embryonic and we identify several topics that can help to mature the field in the following areas: establishing an overarching theoretical framework, employing better research methodologies, developing basic social touch building blocks, and solving specific ICT challenges.

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Section: Remote Communication Between Partnersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Touch in Humanâ€“Computer Interaction

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Toet²

2015

Front. Digit. Humanit.

136

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“…Further projects focusing on presence indication through light include Casablanca [5] or 6 th sense [17]. Projects considering haptic augmentation address the imitation of hugs [3,9], stroking [4,12], kisses [14] and hand pressure [2]. Virtual approaches comprise the Virtual Intimate Objects [7] as a desktop application for one bit presence indication and video chat systems [10].…”

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cubble

Kowalski¹,

Loehmann²,

Hausen³

2013

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction

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Figure 1. cubble's hybrid interaction (holding hands). a. hardware only. b. mobile only. c. hardware and mobile combined. ABSTRACTCouples in long-distance relationships (LDR) want to keep in touch, share emotions and feel connected despite the geographical distance. Current approaches to solve this problem include dedicated objects, common communication channels and mobile applications (apps). To combine the advantages of all three approaches, this paper introduces a hybrid approach called cubble. cubble enables partners to share their emotions, simple messages and remote presence. The prototype offers color signals augmented with vibration patterns and thermal feedback. We performed qualitative user explorations, which show that users favor the hybrid communication concept and found that this fostered their intimate communication by providing emotional closeness.

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“…[369] Affection Hug Torso Force T Huggy pajama [489] Affection Hug Chest, abdomen, Force T back HaptiHug [497] Affection Hug Torso Force T, V, A Thermal hug [196] Affection Hug Lower back, side Temp. T Squeeze device [523] Affection Squeeze Upper arm Force T, A Stroking device [141] Affection Stroke Hand Force T Kissenger [436] Affection Kiss Lips Force T, V, A Affective tele-touch [75] Affection Contact, press, Lower arm Force, vib., T tickle temp. T Tele-handshake system [231] Greeting Handshake Hand Force T Tele-handshake [9] Greeting Handshake Hand Force T, V Remote Handshake [372] Greeting Handshake Hand Force, temp.…”

Section: Devices For Mediated Social Touchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Extending the reach of social touch through haptic technology

Huisman¹

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A stroking device for spatially separated couples

Cited by 38 publications

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Social Touch in Humanâ€“Computer Interaction

Social Touch in Humanâ€“Computer Interaction

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Extending the reach of social touch through haptic technology

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