Nakama : A companion for non-verbal affective communication
conference paper
We present "Nakama": A communication device that supports affective communication between a child and its - geographically separated - parent. Nakama consists of a control unit at the parent's end and an actuated teddy bear for the child. The bear contains several communication channels, including social touch, temperature, and vibrotactile heartbeats; all aimed at increasing the sense of presence. The current version of Nakama is suitable for user evaluations in lab settings, with which we aim to gain a more thorough understanding of the opportunities and limitations of these less traditional communication channels.
TNO Identifier
574815
ISBN
978-1-4503-3912-4
Publisher
ACM
Source title
Proceedings of Proceedings of the 2015 ACM on International Conference on Multimodal Interaction ICMI 2015, Seattle, WA, November 9-13, 2015
Pages
377-378
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