AmBird: Mediating Intimacy for Long Distance Relationships through an Ambient Awareness System
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7146/aahcc.v1i1.21321Keywords:
Ambient Awareness, Intimacy, CommunicationAbstract
This paper introduces the AmBird concept that explores how to provide alternatives for mediating intimacy for people that are living apart. The initial design and implementation of the AmBird concept is described as well as a preliminary concept validation. Based on the lessons learned, we highlight the opportunities of AmBird to support multiple intimate acts and our future work.
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