Connecting across the miles: mediating emotional communication for distant loved ones through unconventional artifacts

Hong Li

doi:10.1145/3236112.3236181

Connecting across the miles: mediating emotional communication for distant loved ones through unconventional artifacts

Hong Li

Faculty of Art and Design

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

Abstract

Advances in technologies have enabled a variety of convenient channels for couples in long-distance relationships to communicate and interact over vast distances. However, the hyper-connectivity can be a double-edged sword. Prior research has pointed out the focus of mainstream communication technologies is the transmission of explicit information, which neglects the mediation of emotional communication that is needed in intimate relationships [1]. As a result, there is a gap between understanding the users' needs in research and designing technologies for them in practice. My research has been dedicated to applying design thinking to investigate how intensive technologies can be redesigned and humanized to create a subtle and poetic cue of the presence of a distant loved one.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MobileHCI 2018 - Beyond Mobile
Subtitle of host publication	The Next 20 Years - 20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Conference Proceedings Adjunct
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	ACM
Pages	434-436
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-5941-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3236112.3236181
Publication status	Published - 2018
MoEC publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 3 Sept 2018 → 6 Sept 2018 Conference number: 18 https://mobilehci.acm.org/2018/

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Conference	International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct
Abbreviated title	MobileHCI
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	03.09.2018 → 06.09.2018
Internet address	https://mobilehci.acm.org/2018/

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Visual arts and design

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Li, H. (2018). Connecting across the miles: mediating emotional communication for distant loved ones through unconventional artifacts. In MobileHCI 2018 - Beyond Mobile: The Next 20 Years - 20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Conference Proceedings Adjunct (pp. 434-436). ACM . https://doi.org/10.1145/3236112.3236181

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Li, H 2018, Connecting across the miles: mediating emotional communication for distant loved ones through unconventional artifacts. in MobileHCI 2018 - Beyond Mobile: The Next 20 Years - 20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Conference Proceedings Adjunct. ACM , New York, pp. 434-436, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct, Barcelona, Spain, 03.09.2018. https://doi.org/10.1145/3236112.3236181

Connecting across the miles: mediating emotional communication for distant loved ones through unconventional artifacts. / Li, Hong.
MobileHCI 2018 - Beyond Mobile: The Next 20 Years - 20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Conference Proceedings Adjunct. New York: ACM , 2018. p. 434-436.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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