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Animate mobiles: proxemically reactive posture actuation as a means of relational interaction with mobile phones

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Fabian Hemmert,

Matthias Löwe,

Gesche JoostAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '13: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction

Pages 267 - 270

https://doi.org/10.1145/2460625.2460669

Published: 10 February 2013 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper, we explore body language in mobile phones as a means of relational interaction. We describe a prototype that allows the simulation of proxemic reactions to the nearing hand of a user, ranging from affection to aversion, based on nearness-based input and shape change-based output. A user study is reported, which indicates that users were able to interpret the prototype's behavior drawing on animal parallels. It is concluded that proxemically reactive actuation may be a viable means of actively integrating the relationship between the user and the device into the interaction.

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