Designing a wearable social network

Yin, He; Schiphorst, Thecla

doi:10.1145/1520340.1520485

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“…They collected one of the partner's biosignals and reproduced them to their distant partner using wearable prototypes, so that this partner would feel more connected by physically feeling their partner's heartbeat and breathing rate. Differently from the work of Min and Nam, He and Schiphorst [14] explored the concept of mediated communication using wearables and presented a wearable prototype named Patches that allowed for two-way nonverbal communication. In this prototype, the wearer could be poked via a Facebook application by one of his/hers friends and receive the poke on the prototype by simulated feelings of warmth and pressure from one of the patches.…”

Section: Control Of Data Spaces and Wearable-based Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this situation, it may be difficult to know the relationship between the two actors as physical proximity cues are unavailable. Explicit representations are needed, such as using Facebook settings as done in He and Schiphorst [14]. However, these mechanisms then require attention from the wearer, conflicting with some of the desired wearable characteristics brought by Mann.…”

Section: Control Of Data Spaces and Wearable-based Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As to this second role, a number of wearable technology researchers, such as, [6], [14], [15], and [21], use study participants with known close social relationships. For example, Cercos & Muller [3] avoid privacy concerns by having participants who knew each other and worked closely together on a daily basis, i.e.…”

Section: Virtual Proxemicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Towards a Model of Virtual Proxemics for Wearables

Anacleto

Fels

2015

Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015

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Abstract. We present a Virtual Proxemics Model inspired by Hall's Proxemics Theory targeting wearable technology design and use. In Virtual Proxemics the degree of data control defines different levels of data spaces personal closeness including: Intimate, Personal, Social and Public in the same way Hall's proxemics defines these for physical distance from a person. This model is important for wearable technology design due to the design characteristics of wearables such as: attention-free, invisibility, closeness to the body, sensory linked, controllability and always-on that may compromise a wearer's ability to adequately control data either coming to them or being sent. We describe an experience with a wearable system, called 'The Cat in the Map.' In this system, when strangers accessed the wearer's Intimate data space, she became uncomfortable, consistent with the model. Likewise, when her intimate relations accessed the same data space, she enjoyed the experience. Thus, we see that Virtual Proxemics Model aligns with wearer's experience of data control that may be suitable for the design of automated data access control mechanisms.

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Section: Control Of Data Spaces and Wearable-based Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Control Of Data Spaces and Wearable-based Interactionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Towards a Model of Virtual Proxemics for Wearables

Anacleto

Fels

2015

Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2015

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“…Patches [14] is a wearable social network which uses Facebook to promote online communication in everyday life.…”

Section: B Pervasive Social Networkingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lessons Learned from Online Social Networking of Physical Things

Kamilaris

Papadiomidous

Pitsillides

2011

2011 International Conference on Broadband and Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications

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Abstract-Social networking is a core part of the global online experience. The Web 2.0 has been transformed into a social Web, extending the social capabilities of users. A big challenge for the Web is to become ubiquitous, blended with the everyday life of people. The Pervasive Web would be effectively enabled when physical things are seamlessly connected to the Web, offering real-world services to users.In a previous work, we examined the feasibility of utilizing existing online social networking platforms, to create a social smart home that promotes sharing of sensor and household devices between family members.In this paper, we present some early experiences obtained from developing two real-world social applications, the first for environmental monitoring in a farm and the second for increasing energy awareness by sharing electricity consumption information between friends. Through these two deployments, we demonstrate the potential benefits of giving a social texture to pervasive applications.

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“…Recent work has explored tangible and unconventional interfaces for remote communication between children and their families, including remote-hugging pajamas [6], asynchronous multimedia messaging centers [4], enhanced digital picture frames, and other innovative indicators of presence. Some systems for child-to-child communication, such as Message Bubbles, [7] have explored video recording and manipulation designed for children to operate, but not imaginative play specifically.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

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Toys keeping in touch

Freed

2010

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

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Collaborative pretend play is significant in the emotional and social development of young children yet traditional remote communication systems do not support this type of interaction. This paper introduces a remote communication system designed to facilitate imaginative play using the novel approach of a tangible interface specifically for character toys. A dollhouse enhanced with tangible electronic objects that allow the toy inhabitants of the house to communicate with the inhabitants of a remote dollhouse was constructed and evaluated in a pilot study.

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Designing a wearable social network

Cited by 14 publications

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Towards a Model of Virtual Proxemics for Wearables

Towards a Model of Virtual Proxemics for Wearables

Lessons Learned from Online Social Networking of Physical Things

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