Hug Me - a tangible interactive multimedia installation that explores human sentience

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Paulo Fontes (Author) FEUP; Carlos Oliveira (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Inter-Face International Conference on Live Interfaces

Pages: 108-121

ICLI2014 - Inter-Face International Conference on Live Interfaces

Lisboa, 19 a 23 de novembro de 2014

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Media and communications

CORDIS: Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Behavioural sciences ; Technological sciences > Technology > Interface technology > Intelligent interfaces

Other information

Abstract (EN): Sentience is one of the singularities that distinguish us as humans, and hugging is one of the gestures that may have several feelings behind it. A hug may be associated with feelings of love, happiness, joy or just be a social behavior, among others. This paper describes the concept, validation and implementation of Hug Me, a tangible interactive multimedia installation that explores human emotions and participants’ feelings, based on how they hug. The installation consists of a mannequin with sensors that detects when a participant hugs it. According to the characteristics of the hug, it perceives what the participant may be feeling and creates an audiovisual ambience in consonance with that feeling. The paper describes also the scientific investigations and validation of the installation.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: ISBN 978-989-746-060-9 URL http://www.liveinterfaces.org/proceedings2014.html