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The extent to which people self-disclose depends on the valence and intimacy of that information. We developed a 16-item measure that features both dimensions to assess participants’ inclination to self-disclose to humans and robots across three studies, ...

Recent developments foretell that social robots will soon become an integral part of everyday life, offering companionship and intimate closeness of different kinds. While research thus far is limited in scope and data, the current research offers two ...

Virtual romance service (VRS), as a notable commodification of intimacy, is currently emerging in China. Such service is not similar to the kind of intimacy that fans and idols generate through parasocial relationships, but behaves as the direct dyadic ...

As human beings, we are designed to be empathic, to connect emotionally with each other and to share affection. This is part of our nature and makes us feel like part of a group. New forms of technology enable us to share, in real time, a variety of ...

Human connection is essential for our personal well-being and a building block for a well-functioning society. There is a prominent interest in the potential of technology for mediating social connection, with a wealth of systems designed to foster the ...

Digital humans are a highly realistic form of conversational computer agent. Eye gaze is a salient social cue that digital humans could use to facilitate rapport-building during conversations. However, eye gaze tendencies vary by gender and incorrect ...

Long-distance relationships (LDRs) have long been of interest in HCI research, and several strategies and designs for mediating intimacy have been proposed. This work-in-progress aims to explore and identify existing practices in experiencing intimacy in ...

The current research focuses on two closed Facebook groups founded and operated by women, and targets an exclusively female audience with over 100,000 members in each. By analysing 433 posts from one group (study 1), and 1,070 from another (study 2), this ...

During recent years multiple studies focused on how to mediate the intimacy of couples over distance by researching various intimacy aspects, such as physical contact and disclosure. At the same time, mediating intimacy for co-located couples remains ...

This work discusses the semantics, pragmatic effects, and usage of the three “honorific titles” (honorific expressions typically attached to a name) in Japanese: san, kun, and chan. It will be argued that kun and chan convey a lower degree of ...

In Motive Disposition Theory, the affiliation motive describes our need to form mutually satisfying bonds, whereas the power motive is the wish to influence others. To understand how these social motives shape play experience, we explore their ...

Self-report assessment is important for research and game development, e.g., to gather data during play. Games can use dialogues with non-player characters (NPCs) to gather self-report data; however, players might respond differently to dialogues than ...

Co-dining benefits in closeness and connectedness between all family members. However, it is hard for those in different locations to enjoy a meal together due to the geographical barriers and inconsistent life schedule. The widely applied video ...

Online social interactions can potentially benefit users. Excessive use and certain behaviors, however, may cause interpersonal problems and promote toxic behaviors such as stalking. The present study explored the link between mental health status and ...

People living with HIV experience a high level of stigma in our society. Public HIV-related stigma often leads to anxiety and depression and hinders access to social support and proper medical care. Technologies for HIV, however, have been mainly ...

We explore the potential of limited vocabulary wearable ambient displays and their preferred characteristics in communicating intimacy between couples at a distance. The research comprises two studies: a co-design workshop and a field study of the ...

HCI research is increasingly addressing how technology and design can support the ageing process; from everyday activities, to social life and civic participation, to experiences with ill health - particularly as age-related illness leads to problems ...

The HCI community increasingly expands the borders of what topics are acceptable to explore, discuss and research. Recent workshops and papers on sexuality, intimate facets of the body and other sensitive topics show that intimacy in its widest sense ...

This paper presents an exploration of play design as a relational strategy to intensify affective encounters during an art museum visit. Theoretically, the paper presents a foundation emphasising the relational aspects of designing playful museum ...

Sex and intimate technologies are important in people’s everyday lives. A class of technologies that is becoming increasingly more prominent in discussions of the future are sex robots. In this article, we present a qualitative analysis of posts from a ...