Blobulous: Computers As Social Actors
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Public interaction experiences are becoming ubiquitous recently, however, interaction is usually limited to broadcasting and the actual experience not very rich. Especially social connectedness and bonding are important aspects of public interaction that are often overlooked. This paper reports on research investigating how a publicly displayed application can improve social connectedness by acting in a socially accepted way. Blobulous is a novel interactive installation that interacts with participants through projected avatars, which react to the participants’ movement and body signals. A functional prototype was implemented and evaluated. Author
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