THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

RICH MULTISENSORY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS

Petr KosnarIamPetr.com @faxecz

COMMUNICATION

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION CUES

Gestures

Mimics

Gaze

Distance

Scent

Touch

...

REMOTE COMMUNICATION

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IMPROVE!

HOW?

COPRESENCE

Feeling of presence i na company of other(s)

TELEPRESENCEFeeling of presence at a distant place

INVOLVE MORE SENSES!

TOUCH

SOCIAL TOUCH

(TECHNOLOGY-) MEDIATED SOCIAL TOUCH

HAPTIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES

The Hug (Gemperle, 2003)

WHAT‘S NEXT?

IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT

TECHNOLOGIES & DEVICES

CURRENT RESEARCH

SOCIAL ASPECTS IN IVE

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN TOUCH

(Heslin, Nguyen, Nguyen, 1983)

WHAT WE EXPECT

CANNOT WAIT FOR THE RESULTS...

COMMENTS & IDEAS?

THANK YOU!

Petr Kosnar

IamPetr.com@faxecz