Nakama: a companion for non-verbal affective communication

Christian Jacob Arendt Maria Willemse; Gerald M. Munters; Johannes Bernardus Fransiscus van Erp; Dirk K.J. Heylen

doi:10.1145/2818346.2823299

Nakama: a companion for non-verbal affective communication

Christian Jacob Arendt Maria Willemse
, Gerald M. Munters
, Johannes Bernardus Fransiscus van Erp
, Dirk K.J. Heylen

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

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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.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 ACM on International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2015)
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	377-378
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-3912-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2818346.2823299
Publication status	Published - Nov 2015
Event	17th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, ICMI 2015 - Seattle, United States Duration: 9 Nov 2015 → 13 Nov 2015 Conference number: 17

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Conference	17th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, ICMI 2015
Abbreviated title	ICMI
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	9/11/15 → 13/11/15

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EWI-26633
METIS-315127
IR-98915

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Willemse, CJAM, Munters, GM, van Erp, JBF & Heylen, DKJ 2015, Nakama: a companion for non-verbal affective communication. in Proceedings of the 2015 ACM on International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2015). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, pp. 377-378, 17th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction, ICMI 2015, Seattle, Washington, United States, 9/11/15. https://doi.org/10.1145/2818346.2823299

Nakama: a companion for non-verbal affective communication. / Willemse, Christian Jacob Arendt Maria; Munters, Gerald M.; van Erp, Johannes Bernardus Fransiscus et al.
Proceedings of the 2015 ACM on International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2015). New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2015. p. 377-378.

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

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