The LoveBomb: encouraging the communication of emotions in public spaces
CHI '01 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Haptic Feedback: A Brief History from Telepresence to Virtual Reality
Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Haptic Human-Computer Interaction
ComTouch: design of a vibrotactile communication device
DIS '02 Proceedings of the 4th conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
inTouch: a medium for haptic interpersonal communication
CHI EA '97 CHI '97 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Communicating emotion through a haptic link: Design space and methodology
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Investigating response similarities between real and mediated social touch: a first test
CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Tangible and embedded interaction
Virtual interpersonal touch: expressing and recognizing emotions through haptic devices
Human-Computer Interaction
The Virtual Midas Touch: Helping Behavior After a Mediated Social Touch
IEEE Transactions on Haptics
Touch & talk: contextualizing remote touch for affective interaction
Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction
Empathic Touch by Relational Agents
IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Keep in touch: channel, expectation and experience
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Embodiment and telepresence: Toward a comprehensive theoretical framework
Interacting with Computers
Persuading people in a remote destination to sing by beaming there
Proceedings of the 19th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology
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This position paper outlines the first stages in an ongoing PhD project on mediated social touch, and the effects mediated touch can have on someone's affective state. It is argued that touch is a profound communication channel for humans, and that communication through touch can, to some extent, occur through mediation. Furthermore, touch can be used to communicate emotions, as well as have immediate affective consequences. The design of an input device, consisting of twelve force-sensitive resistors, to study the communication of emotions through mediated touch is presented. A pilot study indicated that participants used duration of touch and force applied as ways to distinguish between different emotions. This paper will conclude by discussing possible improvements for the input device, how the pilot study fits with the overall PhD project, as well as future directions for the PhD project in general.