Mediating awareness and communication through digital but physical surrogates

  • Authors:
  • Hideaki Kuzuoka;Saul Greenberg

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan;University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Venue:
  • CHI '99 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

Digital but physical surrogates are tangible representations of remote people positioned within an office and under digital control. Surrogates selectively collect and present awareness information about the people they represent. By having them react to physical actions of people, surrogates can control the communication capabilities of a media space. This enables the smooth transition from awareness to casual interaction while mitigating concerns about privacy.