Bridging Gaps: Affective Communication in Long Distance Relationships
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Bridging Gaps: AffectiveCommunication in Long
DistanceRelationships
Shruti BhandariIndiana UniversitySchool of Informatics901 E. 10th StreetBloomington, IN 47408, [email protected] BardzellIndiana UniversitySchool of Informatics901 E. 10th StreetBloomington, IN 47408, [email protected]
CHI 2008 Proceedings · Works In Progress
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Outline
Introduction User Research Initial Findings Design Concepts Future Work
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Introduction
Communication is used by non- collocated couples to exchange
factual information as well as to express their emotions to each other.
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User Research eight people two were married two were international students Three of the participants are presently collo
cated though they had lived away from their partners in the past.
relationship period:1 to 9 years two female & six male participants Subjects:heterosexual relationship
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Initial Findings
Spent a good part of day communicating or special time
cell phone Instant Messaging(IM) Surprise Messages
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Design Concepts
1) MatchUs Board: 2) Together Aquarium: 3) CanCan: 4) Audible Gifts:
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Diamond Touch
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MatchUs Board
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Together Aquarium
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CanCan
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Audible Gifts
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Future Work
Creating shared experiences and promoting situational awareness
Extensive usability evaluation of our design concepts