Towards a Conceptual Design Framework for Emotional Communication Systems for Long-Distance Relationships

Hong Li; Jonna Häkkilä; Kaisa Väänänen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9

Towards a Conceptual Design Framework for Emotional Communication Systems for Long-Distance Relationships

Hong Li, Jonna Häkkilä, Kaisa Väänänen

Faculty of Art and Design

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Couples living in long-distance relationships (LDR) may lack ways to keep emotionally connected. Previous research has presented a wealth of systems and user studies that offer insights of individual systems and their user interface designs. These studies have revealed a multitude of design attributes of the relatedness strategies of LDRs and the user interfaces used in computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems for LDRs. In this paper, we synthesise the multitude of different design attributes, and present a design framework that addresses the five main areas of LDR systems: users (the remote couple), the LDR itself, the used technology, the design of the device, interaction, nature of messages and supported connectedness strategies, and the context of use. We validate the framework by analysing and presenting a set of six existing systems and prototypes in light of this framework, and show how they take into account the central design attributes. As a conclusion, we propose that this framework can be used for design and evaluation of user interfaces of CMC systems for emotional communication to support LDRs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation
Editors	Anthony Brooks, Eva Irene Brooks
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-53294-9
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-53293-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9
Publication status	Published - 2020
MoEC publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference DLI 2019 - Aalborg, Denmark Duration: 6 Nov 2019 → 8 Nov 2019 https://designlearninginnovation.eai-conferences.org/2019/

Publication series

Series	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Volume	328
ISSN	1867-8211

Conference

Conference	8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference DLI 2019
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Aalborg
Period	06.11.2019 → 08.11.2019
Internet address	https://designlearninginnovation.eai-conferences.org/2019/

Field of science

Visual arts and design

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10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9

DecoChrom: Decorative Applications for Self-Organiz Molecular Electrochromic Systems
Häkkilä, J., Colley, A. & Kowalski, K.
EUROOPANKOMISSIO
01.01.2018 → 30.06.2022
Project: Co-funded project

Citation for this output

Li, H., Häkkilä, J., & Väänänen, K. (2020). Towards a Conceptual Design Framework for Emotional Communication Systems for Long-Distance Relationships. In A. Brooks, & E. I. Brooks (Eds.), Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation Springer. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering Vol. 328 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9

Li, Hong ; Häkkilä, Jonna ; Väänänen, Kaisa. / Towards a Conceptual Design Framework for Emotional Communication Systems for Long-Distance Relationships. Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. editor / Anthony Brooks ; Eva Irene Brooks. Cham : Springer, 2020. ( Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering , Vol. 328).

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Li, H, Häkkilä, J & Väänänen, K 2020, Towards a Conceptual Design Framework for Emotional Communication Systems for Long-Distance Relationships. in A Brooks & EI Brooks (eds), Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. Springer, Cham, Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering , vol. 328, 8th EAI International Conference, ArtsIT 2019, and 4th EAI International Conference DLI 2019, Aalborg, Denmark, 06.11.2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9

Towards a Conceptual Design Framework for Emotional Communication Systems for Long-Distance Relationships. / Li, Hong; Häkkilä, Jonna; Väänänen, Kaisa.
Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. ed. / Anthony Brooks; Eva Irene Brooks. Cham: Springer, 2020. ( Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering , Vol. 328).

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

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Li H, Häkkilä J, Väänänen K. Towards a Conceptual Design Framework for Emotional Communication Systems for Long-Distance Relationships. In Brooks A, Brooks EI, editors, Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. Cham: Springer. 2020. ( Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering , Vol. 328). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9

Towards a Conceptual Design Framework for Emotional Communication Systems for Long-Distance Relationships

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