Persuasive computers: perspectives and research directions
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Tangible interfaces for remote collaboration and communication
CSCW '98 Proceedings of the 1998 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
The landscape of persuasive technologies
Communications of the ACM
The familiar stranger: anxiety, comfort, and play in public places
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Interpreting and acting on mobile awareness cues
Human-Computer Interaction
Virtual interpersonal touch: expressing and recognizing emotions through haptic devices
Human-Computer Interaction
WiMo: location-based emotion tagging
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia
Touch & talk: contextualizing remote touch for affective interaction
Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Tangible, embedded, and embodied interaction
Moodcasting: home as shared emotional space
CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
A touch of affect: mediated social touch and affect
Proceedings of the 14th ACM international conference on Multimodal interaction
Touch gestures in communicating emotional intention via vibrotactile stimulation
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
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We are exploring the use of persuasive computational technology as an instrument for the communication of human emotions. Our current focus is on encouraging such communication between strangers. We present the concept of the LoveBomb - a mobile and persuasive device that allows people to anonymously communicate feelings of love (happiness) and sadness. The device contains a radio transceiver that the user can employ to send out shock waves of love, affecting people in the proximity carrying a LoveBomb device. The device also lets its users cry for compassion, quietly signaling to others that they are sad. The LoveBomb is intended to encourage people to express themselves emotionally when situated amongst strangers in public spaces. Focus group studies have provided us with an initial understanding regarding the LoveBomb's potential social impact.