Touch is our primary non-verbal communication channel for conveying intimate emotions
and as such essential for our physical and emotional wellbeing. In our digital age, human …

Touch between people is an integral part of human life. Touch is used to convey information,
emotions, and other social cues. Still, everyday remote communication remains mainly …

Touch plays an essential role in communicating emotions and intensifying interpersonal
communication [4]. A lot of research focuses on how to create or improve haptic interfaces …

We report the roles of touch during phone conversations by observing long-distance
couples' one month use of POKE in their homes. POKE enables users to deliver touches …

Social distancing may force people to restrict social touch practices. Our survey (N= 136)
highlighted substantial social touch breakdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic for semi …

Awe is a powerful, visceral sensation described as a sudden chill or shudder accompanied
by goosebumps. People feel awe in the face of extraordinary experiences: the sublimity of …

Smart-rings are ideal for subtle and always-available haptic notifications due to their direct
contact with the skin. Previous researchers have highlighted the feasibility of haptic …

Human affective touch is known to be beneficial for social-emotional interactions and has a
therapeutic effect. For touch initiated by robotic entities, richer affective affordance is a critical …

This work explores an emerging category of interfaces: pneumatibles--interactive,
pneumatically driven actuator/sensor elements, made from pliable materials and inspired by …

HCI research has explored a variety of technologies to support human-to-human touch by
simulating or mediating the feeling of touch over distance. Restrictions in activities involving …