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eKISS: sharing experiences in families through a picture blog

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Thomas Dalsgaard,

Mikael B. Skov,

Bo Ramsdahl ThomassenAuthors Info & Claims

BCS-HCI '07: Proceedings of the 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: HCI...but not as we know it - Volume 1

Pages 67 - 75

Published: 03 September 2007 Publication History

Abstract

Contemporary family life can be very stressful and many families are often busy and separated by time or distance. Physical separation makes it difficult to maintain an awareness of each other and the feeling of intimacy. But lack of such intimacy can result in insecure and troubled children. This paper outlines eKISS, a picture weblog for mediating intimacy between children and parents. eKISS supports asynchronous sharing of experiences from the children to their parents while being physically separated. Communication is based on pictures and text sent through mobile technology and shared on a weblog available to the family. A longitudinal field evaluation revealed that eKISS was able to support acts of intimacy by providing insight, new communication channel, and the possibility to easily share experiences. It also revealed that eKISS was most useful when the family was separated for longer periods of time.

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eKISS: sharing experiences in families through a picture blog
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing theory, concepts and paradigms
      1. Computer supported cooperative work
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
      1. Computer supported cooperative work

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BCS-HCI '07: Proceedings of the 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: HCI...but not as we know it - Volume 1

September 2007

233 pages

ISBN:9781902505947

Conference Chairs:
Tom Ormerod
Lancaster University, UK
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Corina Sas
Lancaster University, UK

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BCS Learning & Development Ltd.

Swindon, United Kingdom

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Published: 03 September 2007

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