Title
Nakama: A companion for non-verbal affective communication
Author
Willemse, C.J.A.M.
Munters, G.M.
van Erp, J.B.F.
Heylen, D.K.J.
Publication year
2015
Abstract
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.
Subject
Human & Operational Modelling
PCS - Perceptual and Cognitive Systems
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Affective communication
Mediated touch
Temperature
Haptics
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1145/2818346.2823299
TNO identifier
574815
Publisher
ACM
ISBN
9781450339124
Source
Proceedings of Proceedings of the 2015 ACM on International Conference on Multimodal Interaction ICMI 2015, Seattle, WA, November 9-13, 2015, 377-378
Document type
conference paper