Supporting self-expression for informal communication

Mobile phones are becoming the central tools for communicating and can help us keep in touch with friends and family on-the-go. However, they can also place high demands on attention and constrain interaction. My research concerns how to design communication mechanisms that mitigate these problems to support selfexpression for informal communication on mobile phones. I will study how people communicate with camera-phone photos, paper-based sketches, and projected information and how this communication impacts social practices.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: HUC
• Authors: Lisa G. Cowan
• Keywords: Communication, Constrain Interaction, HUC 2010, Human Computer Interaction, Mobile Phones