In the last decade, we have witnessed a drastic change in the form factor of audio and vision
technologies, from heavy and grounded machines to lightweight devices that naturally fit our …

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 …

We report on a soma design process, where we designed a novel shape-changing garment—
the Soma Corset. The corset integrates sensing and actuation around the torso in tight …

Despite the importance of touch in human–human relations, research in affective tactile
practices is in its infancy, lacking in-depth understanding needed to inform the design of …

Given the importance of affective touch in human interactions, technology designers are
increasingly attempting to bring this modality to the core of interactive technology. Advances …

Many couples live apart due to work, educational situations, or frequent travel. While
technology can help mediate these relationships, there is a lack of designs that allow …

Deep Pressure Therapy relies on exerting firm touch to help individuals with sensory
sensitivity. We performed first-person explorations of deep pressure enabled by shape …

Intimate interactions between remotely located individuals are not well supported by
conventional communication tools, mainly due to the lack of physical contact. Also, haptic …

Affective haptic devices (AHDs) have been developed with the aim of communicating touch
acts, symbolic messages, emotions, and/or providing a sense of social awareness. Within …

In this paper, as a hybrid approach to place a greater emphasis on existing cues in
Computer Mediated Communication (CMC), the authors explore the emotional …