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Lover's cups: drinking interfaces as new communication channels

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Hyemin Chung,

Chia-Hsun Jackie Lee,

Ted SelkerAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '06: CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1125451.1125532

Published: 21 April 2006 Publication History

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This paper shows how computer interfaces can enhance common activities and use them as communication method between people. In this paper, the act of drinking is used as an input of remote communication with the support of computer interfaces. We present Lover's Cups which enable people to share the time of drinking with someone they care about in different places. Using a wireless connection, an otherwise ordinary pair of cups becomes a communication device, amplifying the social aspect of drinking behavior.

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1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms

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CHI EA '06: CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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DOI:10.1145/1125451

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